20200501003499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Czech Sport PIPER SPORT · Logan, UT · May 1, 2020

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Date: May 1, 2020 · 17:00 local
Place: Logan, UT
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N802PS
Reported as: Czech Sport Piper Sport
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 37 total36 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N802PSRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2022 · Czech Sport PIPER SPORTS/N P1001032 · Built 2010 Airframe modelCzech Sport PIPER SPORT Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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Student pilot was performing cross country , local to Utah. While flying over mountains incurred rough turbulence, enough to cause items in cockpit to move about aircraft. Pilot decided to land at klgu to straighten up aircraft. Pilot proceeded to take off after that. When start up, pilot noticed loud fuel pump with fluctuating pressure levels. Fuel pump started working better and wasn't as loud. Pilot decided to take off. At 50-100 AGL, engine started to sputter and was rough. Fuel pressure was in the red at 1.0. Pilot proceeded to try and land and hit the ground hard. The left landing strut was bent. After recovery of aircraft, it was determined there was enough damage to be determined an accident per NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING CROSS COUNTRY , LOCAL TO UTAH. WHILE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINS INCURRED ROUGH TURBULENCE, ENOUGH TO CAUSE ITEMS IN COCKPIT TO MOVE ABOUT AIRCRAFT. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT KLGU TO STRAIGHTEN UP AIRCRAFT. PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF AFTER THAT. WHEN START UP, PILOT NOTICED LOUD FUEL PUMP WITH FLUCTUATING PRESSURE LEVELS. FUEL PUMP STARTED WORKING BETTER AND WASN'T AS LOUD. PILOT DECIDED TO TAKE OFF. AT 50-100 AGL, ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WAS ROUGH. FUEL PRESSURE WAS IN THE RED AT 1.0. PILOT PROCEEDED TO TRY AND LAND AND HIT THE GROUND HARD. THE LEFT LANDING STRUT WAS BENT. AFTER RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS ENOUGH DAMAGE TO BE DETERMINED AN ACCIDENT PER NTSB.