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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 7GCBC · Tieton, WA · September 20, 2014

Date: September 20, 2014 · 15:55 local
Place: Tieton, WA
Airport: Tieton State
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N817DH
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14CA383
Reported as: American Champion 7GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,598 total204 in the last 90 days

N817DHRegistered now · American Champion 7GCBCS/N 1341-2003 · Built 2003 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 7GCBC 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 taking off runway 20 at Tieton State and hit the propeller on the sod runway about 2/3 from the take off end and then became airborne unable to sustain flight. Aircraft crashed off end of runway in lake bed after hitting a sand island in rimrock lake that was exposed due to low water. Crash tore off right main gear and aircraft fliped over on its top suffering significant damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF RUNWAY 20 AT TIETON STATE AND HIT THE PROPELLER ON THE SOD RUNWAY ABOUT 2/3 FROM THE TAKE OFF END AND THEN BECAME AIRBORNE UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY IN LAKE BED AFTER HITTING A SAND ISLAND IN RIMROCK LAKE THAT WAS EXPOSED DUE TO LOW WATER. CRASH TORE OFF RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND AIRCRAFT FLIPED OVER ON ITS TOP SUFFERING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

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 WPR14CA383Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRimrock, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff from a rough runway surface which resulted in an off-airport forced landing just beyond the runway.Sep 20, 2014 · Substantial damage