# Incident 20080216010129I: Piper PA18150, Fairfield, ID, February 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2008, 12:45 local time
- Place: Fairfield, ID
- Airport: Camas County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3418° N, 114.7982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Camas County Airport (U86), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3418&lon=-114.7982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 25 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216010129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING ACCELERATION IN THE TAKEOFF ROLL (OF A TOUCH AND GO) AT CAMAS COUNTY AIRPORT U86, PILOT PROCEEDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS TO THE TAKEOFF SETTING. DUE TO A MOMENTARY REDUCTION IN LIFT, THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT INCREASED, CAUSING THE MAIN TIRES TO SINK INTO THE UNEXPECTEDLY DEEP SNOW COVERING THE RUNWAY. THE FORCE OF DRAG CAUSED BY THE DEEP SNOW COMPLETELY STOPPED THE MAIN WHEELS. IN AN INSTANT, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED FORWARD ONTO ITS NOSE AND STRUCK THE PROP.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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