20200624008429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Brooks Dale C XLS · Liberty, UT · June 24, 2020

Date
June 24, 2020 · 11:30 local
Place
Liberty, UT
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18XX
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA195
Reported as
Brooks Dale C XLS
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
107 total2 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was departing a private airstrip by Liberty, UT. The pilot had not flown off this strip before. Just after rotation the aircraft struck a fence and ended up on top of a shed. The pilot had minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP BY LIBERTY, UT. THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN OFF THIS STRIP BEFORE. JUST AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE AND ENDED UP ON TOP OF A SHED. THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.