# Incident 20201010016849I: Williamson Steven P PIETENPOL, Temecula, CA, October 10, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2020, 10:29 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4936° N, 117.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temecula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-117.1484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1279Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1279Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williamson Steven P PIETENPOL (registry code 05631WU, https://openairdocs.org/model/williamson-steven-p-pietenpol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAMSON STEVEN P PIETENPOL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 10 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201010016849I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 10/2020 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS ENGAGED IN TAXI  PRACTICE AT FRENCH VALLEY CA AIRPORT ONLY PERSON ONBOARD  IN AIRCRAFT N1279Z AN EXPERIMENTAL PIETENPOL TAIL DRAGGER. ON THE THIRD HIGH SPEED TAXI THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT GOING INTO A GROUND LOOP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD 10 HOURS OF DUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT DURING THE TAXI DOWN THE RUNWAY THE TAILWHEEL SWUNG LEFT AND HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE HAD GONE FLAT, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE GROUND LOOP AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER  AND TAILWHEEL. THE AIRPORT WAS NOT BUSY ON THAT DAY AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

AIRCRAFT OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ALSO CONTACTED TO REVIEW DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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