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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Bardstown, KY · July 6, 2020

Date: July 6, 2020 · 11:35 local
Place: Bardstown, KY
Airport: Samuels Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3725T
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20CA240
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 273 total68 in this make and model

N3725TRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2021 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30031 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot in command was receiving instruction to prepare for his flight instructors rating, he was flying from the right seat and was performing a soft field takeoff. After liftoff in a nose high attitude the aircraft drifted left and contacted the ground, ran through a ditch at which time the right landing gear collapsed rearward. Neither pilot was injured and no damage to airport property

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION TO PREPARE FOR HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS RATING, HE WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT AND WAS PERFORMING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. AFTER LIFTOFF IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND CONTACTED THE GROUND, RAN THROUGH A DITCH AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED REARWARD. NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY

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 ERA20CA240Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBardstown, KYThe commercial pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and subsequent loss of lateral bank control during a soft field takeoff.Jul 6, 2020 · Substantial damage