Carter Richard L BUDDY BABY LAKES N1028Q

Summary

On 10 November 2016 at about 23:00 local time, a Carter Richard L BUDDY BABY LAKES registered N1028Q was involved in an accident near Hurricane, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 November 2016 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hurricane, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

General Dick Stout Field (1L8)

Coordinates

37.1375, -113.3069

Aircraft

Carter Richard L BUDDY BABY LAKES

Registration

N1028Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hurricane → Hurricane

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA073

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped biplane reported that during the takeoff sequence of a touch-and-go landing he decided to try a 2-point takeoff. He further reported that he was aware of the left turning tendency when raising the tail, however the "left turning factor happened much faster than [he] anticipated"; he was unable to recover with full right rudder inputs and the biplane veered to the left off the runway. During the runway excursion, the pilot brought the throttle to idle and the biplane impacted tumbleweeds. The biplane sustained substantial damage to both right wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. Federal Aviation Administration's Airplane Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-3B (2016), contains a section titled "Normal Takeoff Roll" for tailwheel airplanes which states: It is important to note that nose-down pitch movement produces left yaw, the result of gyroscopic precession created by the propeller. The amount of force created by this precession is directly related to the rate the propeller axis is tilted when the tail is raised, so it is best to avoid an abrupt pitch change. Whether smooth or abrupt, the need to react to this yaw with rudder inputs emphasizes the increased directional demands common to tailwheel airplanes, a demand likely to be unanticipated by pilots transitioning from nosewheel models.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.