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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Neal E Uskoski RIDGE RUNNER IV · Brush Prairie, WA · August 14, 2020

Date: August 14, 2020 · 11:15 local
Place: Brush Prairie, WA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11752
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA274
Reported as: Neal E Uskoski Ridge Runner IV
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N11752Registration cancelled Jun 5, 2021 · Neal E Uskoski RIDGE RUNNER IVS/N 752 Airframe modelNeal E Uskoski RIDGE RUNNER IV

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What happened

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

As reported by the pilot, Friday morning was calm. It was planned to do a couple full power checks, bring the plane off the ground a few feet. When the pilot gave the aircraft, full throttle it seemed to be instantly in the air. Before he could reduce power the aircraft was approximately 50 feet in the air, 1/2 the field was gone so the pilot decided it was best to finish the takeoff, go around, and then land. After two field approaches and two touch and go landings. On the third time, the intent was to do a full stop on landing. On the third landing attempt, the aircraft bounced and used up the runway the pilot decided to do a go around. He added a little power and returned to the air. Immediately after takeoff, the pilot stalled the left wing. The left wing dropped and hit the ground. The aircraft cartwheeled, after the engine and right wing tip hit the ground the aircraft came to rest facing the opposite direction of flight.

As the FAA filed it

AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, FRIDAY MORNING WAS CALM. IT WAS PLANNED TO DO A COUPLE FULL POWER CHECKS, BRING THE PLANE OFF THE GROUND A FEW FEET. WHEN THE PILOT GAVE THE AIRCRAFT, FULL THROTTLE IT SEEMED TO BE INSTANTLY IN THE AIR. BEFORE HE COULD REDUCE POWER THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN THE AIR, 1/2 THE FIELD WAS GONE SO THE PILOT DECIDED IT WAS BEST TO FINISH THE TAKEOFF, GO AROUND, AND THEN LAND. AFTER TWO FIELD APPROACHES AND TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE THIRD TIME, THE INTENT WAS TO DO A FULL STOP ON LANDING. ON THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND USED UP THE RUNWAY THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO A GO AROUND. HE ADDED A LITTLE POWER AND RETURNED TO THE AIR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STALLED THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED, AFTER THE ENGINE AND RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.

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 WPR20CA274Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportVancouver, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering to land which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude, which the pilot was unable to recover from.Aug 14, 2020 · Substantial damage