# Accident 20200815013159A: Piper PA-18-150, Brandon, MN, August 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2020, 13:50 local time
- Place: Brandon, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9653° N, 95.5986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9653&lon=-95.5986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2510H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2510H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200815013159A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND INITIATED A GENTLE RIGHT TURN, IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID TREES AND HOUSES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AS THE PILOT STARTED THE TURN HE STRUCK A ONE AND A HALF INCH DIAMETER WELL PIPE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A FENCE POST AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE STRIKE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT, THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND WAS BENT IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION, THE LEFT WING FOLDED BACK AGAINST THE FUSELAGE, THE PLANE TURNED/SPUN TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET INBOARD OF THE WING TIP THE WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS BROKEN OFF THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FORWARD OF THE LAST IMPACT MARK  AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN20LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA343), Aug 15, 2020: Piper PA18 (N2510H), Brandon, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to carburetor icing.

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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