ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285487
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| Date: | Sunday 2 November 2008 |
| Time: | 11:11 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N18338 |
| MSN: | 18-8285 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4500 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Colorado Springs, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Colorado Spring, CO |
| Rush, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was attempting to depart from an unimproved private airstrip. As the airplane rotated for lift-off at 35 to 40 miles per hour, it was "hit by a dust devil." The airplane rotated ninety degrees to the right and the application of full opposite control inputs failed to re-establish directional control. The airplane impacted terrain, causing the left landing gear to collapse, followed by the collapse of the right landing gear and resulting in multiple propeller ground strikes. The airplane sustained a bent right wing spar. The pilot reported the weather conditions at the time of the accident as a variable 7- to 10-knot wind, gusting to 12 to 15 knots. An hourly weather observation taken at the time of the accident 39 miles west of the accident site showed the wind to be 170 at four knots.
Probable Cause: Loss of directional control due to an encounter with a weather phenomena at rotation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA079
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 10:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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