ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203073
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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 2017 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Golden Circle Air T-Bird II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5619Z |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582DCDI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wiscasset Airport (KIWI), Wiscasset, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wiscassett, ME (IWI) |
| Wiscassett, ME (IWI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped, experimental airplane, the airplane bounced to the left side of the runway during the takeoff roll.
He thought that the airplane would “straighten itself out”; however, the airplane’s tail lifted, and the airplane continued to the left. The left main landing gear impacted a snowbank, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in the safety area.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage.
The METAR at the accident airport reported that about the time of the accident, the wind was variable at 4kts and the sky was clear.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N5619Z
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2017 06:10 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Dec-2017 18:46 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 08-Jul-2018 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2018 13:53 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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