Unknown UNKNOWN N224KF

Summary

On 1 October 2013 at about 17:33 local time, a Unknown UNKNOWN registered N224KF, operated by Mike Spencer, was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, 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

1 October 2013 at 17:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Mount Pleasant (43U)

Coordinates

39.5264, -111.4758

Aircraft

Unknown UNKNOWN

Registration

N224KF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mike Spencer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mount Pleasant → Mount Pleasant

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA001

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go landings in the tail wheel equipped amateur-built airplane. During the landing, the airplane became "squirrely" and the pilot increased throttle in an effort to straighten the track on the runway. The airplane became airborne, however, did not have sufficient power to continue the takeoff climb. The airplane subsequently traveled off the runway and nosed over in a field. The underside of the fuselage and the rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.