# Incident 20190806017059I: Robinson Lyle ZODIAC 601XL, Independence, KS, August 6, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2019, 11:10 local time
- Place: Independence, KS
- Airport: Harmony Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2234° N, 95.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARMONY VALLEY (16KS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2234&lon=-95.5982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718LR-2026-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Lyle ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05627Y4, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-lyle-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON LYLE ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-234
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190806017059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N718LR, A ZODIAC 601XL AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, WAS AT THE HARMONEY VALLEY AIRPORT (16KS) FOR PAINTING.  THE AIRMAN AND SOLE OCCUPANT HAD TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 9, WITH CALM WIND, INTENDING TO RETURN TO COFFEYVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  HE STATED THAT THE GRASS RUNWAY HAD BEEN RECENTLY MOWED BUT WAS ROUGHER THAN HE RECALLED ON HIS INBOUND FLIGHT TO 16KS.  THE AIRMAN STATED THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT (NORTH) AS HE APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND RAISED THE NOSE FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.  HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED RUDDER TO CORRECT BUT WAS AFRAID TO APPLY TOO MUCH.  THE AIRMAN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AS THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TALLER GRASS OUTSIDE THE MOWED PORTION.  HE STATED THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE GROUND AND BROKE OFF AS HE WAS STEERING TO AVOID STRUCTURES ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NORTH OF THE RUNWAY WITH MINOR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.  AIRMAN TRAINING IS PLANNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPLIANCE ACTION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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