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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wodack AJ POBER SUPER ACE · Pompano Beach, FL · February 4, 2026

Date
February 4, 2026 · 12:10 local
Place
Pompano Beach, FL
Airport
Pompano Beach Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6900
Reported as
Wodack AJ Pober Super ACE
Reported engine
Lycoming O-235-C2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,294 total

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What happened

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

Part 91 phase I experimental test flight. During take off - departure roll, a variable gust caused the aircraft's tail to weathervane to the right, resulting in the aircraft's nose rotating left and thus, veering off the runway into the grass area. Right main landing gear detached from fuselage and support rigger braces suffered moderate damage. Wood propeller struck the dirt and shatterred.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91 PHASE I EXPERIMENTAL TEST FLIGHT. DURING TAKE OFF - DEPARTURE ROLL, A VARIABLE GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL TO WEATHERVANE TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE ROTATING LEFT AND THUS, VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DETACHED FROM FUSELAGE AND SUPPORT RIGGER BRACES SUFFERED MODERATE DAMAGE. WOOD PROPELLER STRUCK THE DIRT AND SHATTERRED.