20131026020069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Twin Falls, ID · October 26, 2013

Date
October 26, 2013 · 18:00 local
Place
Twin Falls, ID
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83417
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14CA035
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
784 total394 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Airman attempted to depart a private field approximately eight miles northeast of the Twin Falls, ID airport - ktwf. Several successful takeoffs and landings had previously been accomplished from the field. After starting the accident takeoff roll, the pilot elected to perform an aborted/rejected takeoff. During deceleration, the aircraft nosed over and came to rest on its top, causing substantial damage to the rudder and vertical stabilizer. There were no injuries to the pilot or the one passenger on board.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO DEPART A PRIVATE FIELD APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES NORTHEAST OF THE TWIN FALLS, ID AIRPORT - KTWF. SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FROM THE FIELD. AFTER STARTING THE ACCIDENT TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM AN ABORTED/REJECTED TAKEOFF. DURING DECELERATION, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N83417 · 1

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