# Accident 20200409002819A: Buckman Donald F BUCKS SPECIAL, Prescott, WA, April 9, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2020, 11:35 local time
- Place: Prescott, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2976° N, 118.2935° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2976&lon=-118.2935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9065F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9065F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckman Donald F BUCKS SPECIAL (registry code 05630BV, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckman-donald-f-bucks-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKMAN DONALD F BUCKS SPECIAL
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 2 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200409002819A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING OR MAKING ENOUGH POWER TO CLEAR POWER LINES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN, AND FELT THEY WERE FAR ENOUGH OFF THE GROUND BUT ENDED UP HITTING A SMALL RISE IN THE GROUND. THE PILOT MANAGED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, BUT STARTED SLIDING, BEFORE THEY CAME TO A STOP, THE RIGHT TIRE FELL OFF THE RIM, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NORMAL RUN-UP, AND HAD BEEN FLYING THE AIRCRAFT THE PREVIOUS DAY WITH SEVERAL LANDING AND TAKEOFFS, AND HAD NO ISSUES UP TO THIS POINT.

## 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 WPR20LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA122), Apr 9, 2020: Buckman Bucks Special (N9065F), Prescott, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Diminished engine performance due to carburetor icing conditions and multiple mechanical anomalies that did not allow for the airplane to attain adequate airspeed during takeoff from a planted field…

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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