Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date:, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 3 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 04208.2*A, Location ID: ID63, Region: Northwest Mountain, District Office: HLN, Aeronautical sectional chart: Klamath Falls, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: BOI, Tie-In FSS Name: Boise, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 2290 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCU, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZLC, Boundary ARTCC Name: Salt Lake City, Airspace Determination: No Objection, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program.
He said that just after liftoff near the end of the runway, a gust of wind elevated the left wing ".to the point where the tip of the right wing scrapped the runway surface." According to the pilot, during his attempt to recover control of the aircraft, it sank/mushed into the runway surface with sufficient force to result in substantial damage.Īccording to both the pilot and the FAA inspector who responded to the scene, there was no evidence of any anomalies in the aircraft flight control system or its engine.ĭuring the investigation, it was determined that the pilot had never before flown this make and model aircraft. Although the pilot was aware he was taking off with a tailwind, he did not want to wait until the wind died down, and since he could not take off to the north because of the FAA restriction, he elected to attempt the southerly departure (runway 13). At the time the pilot made the decision to take off on runway 13, there was a left quartering tailwind of about 10 knots, gusting to around 15 knots. When the temporary certificate was issued, the FAA inspector who issued it told the pilot not to take off on runway 31 until the required 40 hours had been flown off, since to do so might take the aircraft over the town of Homedale, a congested area. There was no ELT activation.Īccording to the pilot/builder, the aircraft had received its temporary experimental airworthiness certificate on the morning of the accident, and this was to be its first flight. The local 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight was being operated in visual meteorological conditions.
The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured, but the aircraft, which is owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage.
On August 12, 2003, approximately 1430 mountain daylight time, an experimental Nolen Kitfox Lite Squared, N222JN, impacted the terrain near the southeast end of runway 13 at Homedale Municipal Airport, Homedale, Idaho.
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