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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · American Champion 8GCBC · Payson, AZ · November 11, 2022

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Date
November 11, 2022 · 13:53 local
Place
Payson, AZ
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N615DD
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA030
Reported as
American Champion 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N615DDRegistered now · American Champion 8GCBCS/N 615-2021 · Built 2021Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming IO-390-A1B6Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot landed aircraft on a bock country strip approximately 800 feet long once on the ground only 600 feet of useable takeoff space attempted to perform a short field takeoff aircraft never reached rotation speed and went off end of strip impacting trees and vegetation causing substantial damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON A BOCK COUNTRY STRIP APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET LONG ONCE ON THE GROUND ONLY 600 FEET OF USEABLE TAKEOFF SPACE ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT NEVER REACHED ROTATION SPEED AND WENT OFF END OF STRIP IMPACTING TREES AND VEGETATION CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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 WPR23LA030Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPayson, AZThe pilot’s improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved airstrip with insufficient takeoff distance which, resulted in a runway overrun and collision with vegetation.Nov 11, 2022 · Substantial damage