Aircraft damaged as it becomes airborne during taxi test and engine fails.

Attributes
ACN	183030
Time
Date	199107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 0c0
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 2 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	183030
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While performing fast taxi test in new homebuilt I misjudged the length of runway left to come to a stop. I overflew a fence at the end of the runway and while trying to climb so I could return to the field the engine stopped. I don't think I went up over 100'. Because I did not set the altimeter just for taxiing, I did not look at it. As the engine was a highly modified ford model 'B' and the person who did most of the work on it is on vacation, I can't say what caused the engine out. The landing gear and propeller were the only things damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGED AS IT BECOMES AIRBORNE DURING TAXI TEST AND ENGINE FAILS.

Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING FAST TAXI TEST IN NEW HOMEBUILT I MISJUDGED THE LENGTH OF RWY L TO COME TO A STOP. I OVERFLEW A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RWY AND WHILE TRYING TO CLB SO I COULD RETURN TO THE FIELD THE ENG STOPPED. I DON'T THINK I WENT UP OVER 100'. BECAUSE I DID NOT SET THE ALTIMETER JUST FOR TAXIING, I DID NOT LOOK AT IT. AS THE ENG WAS A HIGHLY MODIFIED FORD MODEL 'B' AND THE PERSON WHO DID MOST OF THE WORK ON IT IS ON VACATION, I CAN'T SAY WHAT CAUSED THE ENG OUT. THE LNDG GEAR AND PROP WERE THE ONLY THINGS DAMAGED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.