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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Jeffery Palmer CCX-2300 · Spanish Fork, UT · May 21, 2023

Date: May 21, 2023 · 12:30 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Airport: Spanish Fork Municipal/Woodhouse Fl
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N668LD
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA194
Reported as: Jeffery Palmer CCX-2300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-390 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 937 total36 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

N668LDRegistered now · Jeffery Palmer CCX-2300S/N CCX-2300-0055 · Built 2022 Airframe modelJeffery Palmer CCX-2300 Engine modelLycoming IO-390 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot attempted an in ground efect takeoff. The pilot stated that as the aircraft left the ground, the aircraft assumed a nose high attitiude which was not arrested in a timely manner. The pilot attempted to lower the nose by reducing flaps however, this induced a greater sink rate which caused the aircraft to strike the top of a hanger left of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED AN IN GROUND EFECT TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT ASSUMED A NOSE HIGH ATTITIUDE WHICH WAS NOT ARRESTED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE BY REDUCING FLAPS HOWEVER, THIS INDUCED A GREATER SINK RATE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE TOP OF A HANGER LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

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 WPR23LA194Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTThe pilot's decision to attempt an unfamiliar takeoff technique, his failure to maintain pitch control during takeoff, and his subsequent decision to retract flaps at a low altitude, which resulted in a descent into a building.May 21, 2023 · Substantial damage