ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313018
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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 2023 |
| Time: | 11:38 LT |
| Type: |  CubCrafters CCX-2300 Carbon Cub NX |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N668LD |
| MSN: | CCX-2300-0055 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 58 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-390-X263 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field (KSPK), UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Spanish Fork, WA (KSPK) |
| Nephi, UT (U14) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while attempting a “jump' takeoff, which he had only practiced with an instructor two years prior, the airplane assumed a nose high attitude and turned sharply to the left. The pilot pushed the stick forward and used rudder and ailerons to straighten the airplane, but his attempt to decrease the angle of attack was unsuccessful. He then retracted the flaps to “lower the nose,' and the airplane descended and impacted the top of a hangar, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and left and right wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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 in a descent into a building.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA194
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=668LD
Location
Media:
Two Uninjured in Small Plane Crash at Spanish Fork Airporthttps://t.co/D31zT1h64B pic.twitter.com/ACUyXPIWqP
— Spanish Fork Police, Fire & EMS (@SpanishForkPDFE) May 21, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2023 21:07 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 21-May-2023 21:09 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 25-May-2023 07:28 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2023 06:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2023 06:47 | harro | Updated |
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