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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Henneman Brian Leslie SH-2 GLASAIR · Gillette, WY · December 14, 2023

Date: December 14, 2023 · 14:30 local
Place: Gillette, WY
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N89BH
Reported as: Henneman Brian Leslie SH-2 Glasair
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N89BHRegistered now · Henneman Brian Leslie SH-2 GLASAIRS/N 462 · Built 1989 Airframe modelHenneman Brian Leslie SH-2 GLASAIR Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot began takeoff roll from runway 16 at gcc, keeping slight backpressure on control stick. (To prevent nosewheel shimmy) somewhere around 60 mph the airplane popped in the air before pilot expected, but then dropped, bounced, pilot tried to gently lower nose to gain speed and experienced second bounce. This bounce didn't go as high and immediately came down with left main in grass off of runway. Pilot chopped power and applied braking. Aircraft came to rest off of left side of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 16 AT GCC, KEEPING SLIGHT BACKPRESSURE ON CONTROL STICK. (TO PREVENT NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY) SOMEWHERE AROUND 60 MPH THE AIRPLANE POPPED IN THE AIR BEFORE PILOT EXPECTED, BUT THEN DROPPED, BOUNCED, PILOT TRIED TO GENTLY LOWER NOSE TO GAIN SPEED AND EXPERIENCED SECOND BOUNCE. THIS BOUNCE DIDN'T GO AS HIGH AND IMMEDIATELY CAME DOWN WITH LEFT MAIN IN GRASS OFF OF RUNWAY. PILOT CHOPPED POWER AND APPLIED BRAKING. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF OF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.