What happened
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N1331K, Skaneateles, NY (6B9)
05-24-2021 1800Z
Zulu date/time: 05/24/2021 1800Z
Local date/time: 05/24/2021 1400 EDT
Event type: general aviation accident
Region: aea
Location: Skaneateles, NY (6B9)
Reporting facility:
Onondaga co sherrif
N-number: N1331K
Aircraft type: Luscombe, L8 a sn 4058
POB: (1)privacy data omitted
Injuries: minor, scratches on head, kept in hospital overnight for observation
Damage: substantial, prop bent from prop strike, firewall bent
Tail bent and crushed, right aileron bent, right strut bent
Left fuel cap came off and fuel (100LL) spilled on taxiway.
Skaneateles, NY (6B9): N1331K, L8 a,
While attempting to depart runway 28, aircraft veered off of runway, pitched forward and came to rest inverted on taxiway foxtrot, next to the runway.
POB: 1, injuries: some scrapes on his head
Pilot
privacy data omitted
privacy data omitted Stated that he flew from seneca falls (OG7) airport to Skaneateles Airport, (6B9) to meet with privacy data omittedto have some magnetos from another aircraft he owns, inspected. His aircraft was parked on the ramp in front of the hanger. He back taxied on runway 28. He did a run up and checked the aircraft out. As he took off, he got the tail off the ground, the plane pulled to the left. He said he did not have much rudder control. The aircraft went into the grass next to the runway. The grass was rough and there was no way of getting back out to the runway. The aircraft flipped upside down on the pavement. Someone helped him get out of the aircraft. He was bleeding from his head and was taken to the hospital. He had some scrapes on his head and was kept overnight for observation and released on 5-25-2021. The wind was approximately 030 at 10 knots. Altimeter 30.19, 73F degrees and clear skies.
As the FAA filed it
N1331K, SKANEATELES, NY (6B9)
05-24-2021 1800Z
ZULU DATE/TIME: 05/24/2021 1800Z
LOCAL DATE/TIME: 05/24/2021 1400 EDT
EVENT TYPE: GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENT
REGION: AEA
LOCATION: SKANEATELES, NY (6B9)
REPORTING FACILITY:
ONONDAGA CO SHERRIF
N-NUMBER: N1331K
AIRCRAFT TYPE: LUSCOMBE, L8 A SN 4058
POB: (1)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
INJURIES: MINOR, SCRATCHES ON HEAD, KEPT IN HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION
DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL, PROP BENT FROM PROP STRIKE, FIREWALL BENT
TAIL BENT AND CRUSHED, RIGHT AILERON BENT, RIGHT STRUT BENT
LEFT FUEL CAP CAME OFF AND FUEL (100LL) SPILLED ON TAXIWAY.
SKANEATELES, NY (6B9): N1331K, L8 A,
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RUNWAY 28, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF RUNWAY, PITCHED FORWARD AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON TAXIWAY FOXTROT, NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.
POB: 1, INJURIES: SOME SCRAPES ON HIS HEAD
PILOT
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE FLEW FROM SENECA FALLS (OG7) AIRPORT TO SKANEATELES AIRPORT, (6B9) TO MEET WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TO HAVE SOME MAGNETOS FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HE OWNS, INSPECTED. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP IN FRONT OF THE HANGER. HE BACK TAXIED ON RUNWAY 28. HE DID A RUN UP AND CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT OUT. AS HE TOOK OFF, HE GOT THE TAIL OFF THE GROUND, THE PLANE PULLED TO THE LEFT. HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE MUCH RUDDER CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE GRASS WAS ROUGH AND THERE WAS NO WAY OF GETTING BACK OUT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE PAVEMENT. SOMEONE HELPED HIM GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS BLEEDING FROM HIS HEAD AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE HAD SOME SCRAPES ON HIS HEAD AND WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION AND RELEASED ON 5-25-2021. THE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 030 AT 10 KNOTS. ALTIMETER 30.19, 73F DEGREES AND CLEAR SKIES.
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