# Incident 20230527007319I: Jacques G Leroux HIGHLANDER, Wayne, NE, May 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2023, 19:27 local time
- Place: Wayne, NE
- Airport: Wayne Municipal/ Stan Morris Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2416° N, 96.9823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAYNE MUNI/STAN MORRIS FLD (LCG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2416&lon=-96.9823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jacques G Leroux HIGHLANDER (registry code 05636FZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/jacques-g-leroux-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JACQUES G LEROUX HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 120 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230527007319I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/27/2023, THE HIGHLANDER WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAIVERED EVENT AT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT WAYNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT/STAN MORRIS FIELD (KLCG) IN WAYNE, NE.  WHEN HOLDING SHORT OF THE RACE STARTING LINE, AND WITH THE COUNTDOWN TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE RACE BEGINNING, THE PILOT INCREASED ENGINE THROTTLE WHILE ENGAGING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL BRAKES.  THIS CAUSED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO RISE AGGRESSIVELY AS THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED ABOUT ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TAIL RISE BY REDUCING THROTTLE TO IDLE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AERODYNAMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  MOMENTUM CONTINUED TO PITCH THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE.  GROUND CONTACT OF THE PROPELLER CAUSED ONE OF THE THREE BLADES TO SEPARATE NEAR THE HUB OF THE PROPELLER, AND ANOTHER OF THE THREE BLADES TO SEPARATE NEAR THE PROPELLER TIP.  NO OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N522ST (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20221006017229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221006017229I), Oct 6, 2022: Jacques G Leroux HIGHLANDER (N522ST), Ridgefield, WA, Minor damage. During touchdown right main gear was damaged.

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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