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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Dorris, CA · March 30, 2018

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Date
March 30, 2018 · 10:45 local
Place
Dorris, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N101EB
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA191
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
587 total14 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N101EBRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7809028Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine 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.

On 30 March 2018 at approximately 1040 hours, N101EB, a bacsanyi BX-2001 aircraft departed (klmt) crater lake/klamath airport, enroute to (A32) butte valley airport CA. The personal training flight was conducted in VMC conditions.

The pic/check airman stated that she was conducting touch and go landings for training. During takeoff, on the third touch and go landing, the pilot stated that she encountered a strong wind gust causing the aircraft to abruptly pitch upwards and then pitch abruptly downwards where it impacted the runway in a nose down attitude and flipped over coming to rest inverted.

The investigating inspector found the airman to be forthcoming, cooperative, and to have a constructive and compliant attitude. A search FAA databases did not disclose any previous violations, accidents, or incident history. The airman stated that she failed to adequatley respond to the sudden wind gust resulting in a loss of control.

The airman was verbally counseled in accordance with compliance philosophy.

As the FAA filed it

ON 30 MARCH 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 HOURS, N101EB, A BACSANYI BX-2001 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (KLMT) CRATER LAKE/KLAMATH AIRPORT, ENROUTE TO (A32) BUTTE VALLEY AIRPORT CA. THE PERSONAL TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VMC CONDITIONS.

THE PIC/CHECK AIRMAN STATED THAT SHE WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS FOR TRAINING. DURING TAKEOFF, ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG WIND GUST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ABRUPTLY PITCH UPWARDS AND THEN PITCH ABRUPTLY DOWNWARDS WHERE IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED.

THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR FOUND THE AIRMAN TO BE FORTHCOMING, COOPERATIVE, AND TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE AND COMPLIANT ATTITUDE. A SEARCH FAA DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS, ACCIDENTS, OR INCIDENT HISTORY. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT SHE FAILED TO ADEQUATLEY RESPOND TO THE SUDDEN WIND GUST RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

THE AIRMAN WAS VERBALLY COUNSELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPLIANCE PHILOSOPHY.

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 GAA18CA191Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDorris, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.Mar 30, 2018 · Substantial damage