- Date
- May 29, 1988, 18:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kingston, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N59262Lloyd Feary VJ-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880529057709A
- Case key
- 30749
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was substantially damaged when it swerved off the side of the runway during landing roll on the first flight by the new owner. The homebuilt amphibian had been inspected by a mechanic, who signed off an annual inspection for the engine but noted that the owner did not want an acft annual inspection at that time. The on-scene inspection of the aircraft by the FAA discovered no discrepancies in the tail wheel, but another mechanic who looked at the assembly one and a half months later found excessive wear, yielding poor steering ability. A subsequent examination by the safety board's engineering staff substantiated that finding. The pilot stated that he had trouble maintaining directional control of the aircraft during takeoff. The pilot's logbook did not indicate experience in tail wheel aircraft within the preceding thirteen years.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59262
- Reported as
- Lloyd Feary VJ-22
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 72
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-G, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stein, Robert
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 26, 1988 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 2B2 · Newburyport, MA
- Destination
- 20N · Kingston, NY
- Airport
- 20N · Kingston-Ulster, runway 15, 3,250 × 20 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 479 total · 3 in this make and model · 450 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N59262 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.