# Incident 20200805013409I: Billy Payne STORCH, Priest River, ID, August 5, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2020, 12:47 local time
- Place: Priest River, ID
- Airport: Priest River Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1906° N, 116.9099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRIEST RIVER (1S6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1906&lon=-116.9099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Billy Payne STORCH (registry code 05638JX, https://openairdocs.org/model/billy-payne-storch) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BILLY PAYNE STORCH
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200805013409I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT, AND WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST FLIGHT TRYING TO LEARN THE AIRCRAFT.  HE STATED THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED ABOUT A 30 MINUTE FLIGHT AROUND THE AIRPORT WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER THE INITIAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT LANDED AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT, WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER BETWEEN 100-150 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONDUCT A 150 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT AND LAND IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND AND STOP IN ABOUT 40 FEET.

## Other reports on N156BP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20211010020509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211010020509I), Oct 10, 2021: Billy Payne STORCH (N156BP), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Upon landing on rwy 24 at kful, N156BP'S right main landing gear collapsed. After the right main gear collasped, N156BP spun on the ground and stopped in the…

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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