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FAA incident report · Timothy A Hays ZODIAC CH650 B · Mcgregor, TX · October 1, 2020

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Date
October 1, 2020 · 10:00 local
Place
Mcgregor, TX
Airport
Mcgregor Executive
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6327
Reported as
Timothy A Hays Zodiac CH650 B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
63 total1 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N6327Registration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · Timothy A Hays ZODIAC CH650 BS/N 65-10665 · Built 2020Airframe modelTimothy A Hays ZODIAC CH650 BEngine modelUlpower UL350IS4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that he was conducting low and high speed taxi tests. This was step one in his flight test plan. He stated that he completed his low speed taxi tests on the taxiway while taxiing to runway 35. His low speed tests conducted at 10 - 20 KTS had no issues. He entered runway 35 and began the high speed tests. He stated that at about 30 KTS he noticed that the aircraft was pulling to the left and he was able to correct it with right rudder. He stated that at about 40 KTS the aircraft was pulling harder to the left and along with the right rudder he moved the stick to the right. The pilot stated that at this point the aircraft left the ground. He pulled back the throttle and focused on getting the aircraft back on the ground. The aircraft settled back to the ground off the left side of the runway. The aircraft came back off the ground and then when it came back down the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft struck the left wing on the ground and came to rest on main landing gear and the engine.

The pilot's flight test plan shows a low speed taxi at 50 percent of take-off speed (30 - 40) mph and a high speed taxi at 50 mph which the flight test plan shows as 80 percent of stall speed of 60 mph.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING LOW AND HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS. THIS WAS STEP ONE IN HIS FLIGHT TEST PLAN. HE STATED THAT HE COMPLETED HIS LOW SPEED TAXI TESTS ON THE TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 35. HIS LOW SPEED TESTS CONDUCTED AT 10 - 20 KTS HAD NO ISSUES. HE ENTERED RUNWAY 35 AND BEGAN THE HIGH SPEED TESTS. HE STATED THAT AT ABOUT 30 KTS HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND HE WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT WITH RIGHT RUDDER. HE STATED THAT AT ABOUT 40 KTS THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING HARDER TO THE LEFT AND ALONG WITH THE RIGHT RUDDER HE MOVED THE STICK TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND. HE PULLED BACK THE THROTTLE AND FOCUSED ON GETTING THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK OFF THE GROUND AND THEN WHEN IT CAME BACK DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST ON MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE ENGINE.

THE PILOT'S FLIGHT TEST PLAN SHOWS A LOW SPEED TAXI AT 50 PERCENT OF TAKE-OFF SPEED (30 - 40) MPH AND A HIGH SPEED TAXI AT 50 MPH WHICH THE FLIGHT TEST PLAN SHOWS AS 80 PERCENT OF STALL SPEED OF 60 MPH.