So, I tore up my 6A this morning. I was taking off and needed to abort the takeoff. Thought I had enough runway left, but didn’t quite get it stopped in time. Hit a wire fence and ditch at the end of our grass strip runway. No injuries (except bruised ego) and airplane did not flip. Collapsed the nose wheel at the end of the fork, prop strike, damage from a flying fence post on the left wing leading edge and top and bottom surfaces, damage to the left main gear fairing, top and bottom cowl, spinner, nose wheel pant, nose gear fairing. I know I will need a new nose wheel fork and top and bottom cowl and spinner. Will also need an engine tear down and new prop.
First, from what I read in the definitions in 49 CFR 380, even with all this, I believe this would be considered an incident, not an accident for NTSB purposes. Anyone disagree? I did call NTSB number and spoke with watch officer and gave details to be on the safe side. He was going to pass my contact info to duty officer for a call back. Haven’t heard from them yet. Was able to get the plane towed back to my hangar using a furniture dolly on the nose wheel.
I’ve also notified insurance company answering service, but heard nothing back from them yet either.
For the engine tear down, is that something I’ll need to take the engine off the plane and ship it somewhere? Or will I need to make arrangements to have someone come to my hangar? No experience with this kind of thing before this. I presume for the damaged parts, I’ll need to order replacements from Vans. I’ll wait to hear from insurance claims adjuster before taking any actions. I didn’t build the plane, so the repairs will involve some learning on my part. Anyone know if insurance will cover repainting in this kind of circumstance?
What else do I need to know at this point?
By the way, kudos to the Anti-Splat Aero Nose Job. While the nose wheel collapsed at the end of the fork when I hit the ditch, the nose gear leg itself did not collapse.
First, from what I read in the definitions in 49 CFR 380, even with all this, I believe this would be considered an incident, not an accident for NTSB purposes. Anyone disagree? I did call NTSB number and spoke with watch officer and gave details to be on the safe side. He was going to pass my contact info to duty officer for a call back. Haven’t heard from them yet. Was able to get the plane towed back to my hangar using a furniture dolly on the nose wheel.
I’ve also notified insurance company answering service, but heard nothing back from them yet either.
For the engine tear down, is that something I’ll need to take the engine off the plane and ship it somewhere? Or will I need to make arrangements to have someone come to my hangar? No experience with this kind of thing before this. I presume for the damaged parts, I’ll need to order replacements from Vans. I’ll wait to hear from insurance claims adjuster before taking any actions. I didn’t build the plane, so the repairs will involve some learning on my part. Anyone know if insurance will cover repainting in this kind of circumstance?
What else do I need to know at this point?
By the way, kudos to the Anti-Splat Aero Nose Job. While the nose wheel collapsed at the end of the fork when I hit the ditch, the nose gear leg itself did not collapse.
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