# Accident 20180924016429A: Heidorn Kenneth J RV-14, Heber, UT, September 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2018, 09:45 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4819° N, 111.4289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4819&lon=-111.4289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N823HE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N823HE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heidorn Kenneth J RV-14 (registry code 05635DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/heidorn-kenneth-j-rv-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEIDORN KENNETH J RV-14
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 17 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA566) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180924016429A

## Narrative

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

ON 9/24/2018 AT 0945 THE PILOT OF N823HE DECIDED TO COMPLETE A COUPLE TOUCH AND GOES BEFORE CONTINUING HIS PERSONAL FLIGHT. UPON THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN, PILOT HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. IN AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT FROM GOING TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER. SEEING THAT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS APPROACHING THE PILOT APPLIED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TAXIWAY SIGN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LIFT OFF BUT STRUCK THE SIGN WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WINGTIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO SAFETY TO ASSESS DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA566), Sep 24, 2018: Vans RV-14 (N823HE), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll and his subsequent attempted go-around.

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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