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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Leeds, UT · June 4, 2014

Date: June 4, 2014 · 12:00 local
Place: Leeds, UT
Airport: Private Property, Near Leeds,
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1672P
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14CA228
Reported as: Piper PA-18A 150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,032 total111 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N1672PRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150S/N 18-3801 · Built 1954 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was flying to become current instructing in the make and model of aircraft. The PIC was sitting in the rear seat with a unknown certificated passenger in the front seat. The PIC noticed, after take off on a touch and go landing that the aircraft was not climbing. With full power the pilot was unable to maintain altitude and made the determination to land on a road.

The aircraft came to rest, with no injuries. However the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the outer right wing, right landing gear, middle of the fuselage, and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING TO BECOME CURRENT INSTRUCTING IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. THE PIC WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT WITH A UNKNOWN CERTIFICATED PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE PIC NOTICED, AFTER TAKE OFF ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING. WITH FULL POWER THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND MADE THE DETERMINATION TO LAND ON A ROAD.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, WITH NO INJURIES. HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTER RIGHT WING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR, MIDDLE OF THE FUSELAGE, AND PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR14CA228Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLeeds, UTThe pilot's failure to confirm the flaps had been retracted during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift and subsequent collision with terrain.Jun 4, 2014 · Substantial damage