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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · King Raymond Arthur Super CUB Replica · Saratoga Spring, UT · September 29, 2018

Date: September 29, 2018 · 12:45 local
Place: Saratoga Spring, UT
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1698K
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA576
Reported as: King Raymond Arthur Super CUB Replica
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

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What happened

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

The airman had been performing multiple takeoffs and landings on a beach near pelican point on Utah lake. The airman stated that the observed wind was out of the south and that his takeoff and landing direction was south southeast. On the last takeoff attempt the airman said that he started the takeoff roll in a few inches of water heading toward the beach and had reached about 25 KTS indicated airspeed when he reached the beach. He stated that shortly after reaching the beach a gust of wind blew him to the left which led to the left tire coming in contact with the water again. This created enough drag to pull the entire aircraft left and into the water. The airman said that he attempted to maintain control but ultimately ended with the aircraft upside down in about 12 inches of water. The airman was able to extract himself from the aircraft and return to the beach.

The wind reported at provo airport about 7.7 miles from the accident site at the time of the event was 210 @ 11 KTS.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN HAD BEEN PERFORMING MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON A BEACH NEAR PELICAN POINT ON UTAH LAKE. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE OBSERVED WIND WAS OUT OF THE SOUTH AND THAT HIS TAKEOFF AND LANDING DIRECTION WAS SOUTH SOUTHEAST. ON THE LAST TAKEOFF ATTEMPT THE AIRMAN SAID THAT HE STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL IN A FEW INCHES OF WATER HEADING TOWARD THE BEACH AND HAD REACHED ABOUT 25 KTS INDICATED AIRSPEED WHEN HE REACHED THE BEACH. HE STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER REACHING THE BEACH A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM TO THE LEFT WHICH LED TO THE LEFT TIRE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE WATER AGAIN. THIS CREATED ENOUGH DRAG TO PULL THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT LEFT AND INTO THE WATER. THE AIRMAN SAID THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BUT ULTIMATELY ENDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN IN ABOUT 12 INCHES OF WATER. THE AIRMAN WAS ABLE TO EXTRACT HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURN TO THE BEACH.

THE WIND REPORTED AT PROVO AIRPORT ABOUT 7.7 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT WAS 210 @ 11 KTS.

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 GAA18CA576Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSaratoga Springs, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll with crosswind conditions.Sep 29, 2018 · Substantial damage