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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scott Taylor ECLIPSE 10 · Kanab, UT · November 26, 2018

Date
November 26, 2018 · 16:00 local
Place
Kanab, UT
Airport
Kanab Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N512EA
Reported as
Scott Taylor Eclipse 10
Reported engine
ROTAX 914UL
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
285 total285 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot stated he set out for flight for Kanab, UT after engine upgraded and repaired flight check, that was properly returned to service, by airplane mechanic.

Pilot stated he observed a straight road in the area of pink coral sands.

Pilot stated he made several passes to verify area of road.

Pilot stated as soon as he landed, the soil was not dirt, instead pretty soft sand.

Pilot stated after a couple different runs in both dictions, he spun blades up to higher rpms, and under estimating

The drag of the sand and torque of engine made the plane veer to the left.

Additional speed and momentum the plane quickly veered toward a bush.

Pilot stated he then hit the bush and spun plane to the right with roter rpms it overturned quickly and rater blades the struck the sand, and made a abrupt stop.

Pilot stated he made a bad jugement call.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE SET OUT FOR FLIGHT FOR KANAB, UT AFTER ENGINE UPGRADED AND REPAIRED FLIGHT CHECK, THAT WAS PROPERLY RETURNED TO SERVICE, BY AIRPLANE MECHANIC.

PILOT STATED HE OBSERVED A STRAIGHT ROAD IN THE AREA OF PINK CORAL SANDS.

PILOT STATED HE MADE SEVERAL PASSES TO VERIFY AREA OF ROAD.

PILOT STATED AS SOON AS HE LANDED, THE SOIL WAS NOT DIRT, INSTEAD PRETTY SOFT SAND.

PILOT STATED AFTER A COUPLE DIFFERENT RUNS IN BOTH DICTIONS, HE SPUN BLADES UP TO HIGHER RPMS, AND UNDER ESTIMATING

THE DRAG OF THE SAND AND TORQUE OF ENGINE MADE THE PLANE VEER TO THE LEFT.

ADDITIONAL SPEED AND MOMENTUM THE PLANE QUICKLY VEERED TOWARD A BUSH.

PILOT STATED HE THEN HIT THE BUSH AND SPUN PLANE TO THE RIGHT WITH ROTER RPMS IT OVERTURNED QUICKLY AND RATER BLADES THE STRUCK THE SAND, AND MADE A ABRUPT STOP.

PILOT STATED HE MADE A BAD JUGEMENT CALL.