# Accident 20230521005159A: Jeffery Palmer CCX-2300, Spanish Fork, UT, May 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2023, 12:30 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Municipal/Woodhouse Fl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1450° N, 111.6677° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1450&lon=-111.6677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N668LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N668LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jeffery Palmer CCX-2300 (registry code 05640XD, https://openairdocs.org/model/jeffery-palmer-ccx-2300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JEFFERY PALMER CCX-2300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 937 total, 36 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230521005159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA194), May 21, 2023: Cubcrafters CCX-2300 (N668LD), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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