Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA 18 near LYSITE, WY — 2014-08-08

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Date
2014-08-08
Location
LYSITE, WY, USA
Aircraft
PIPER PA 18
Registration
N1765P
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure the airplane was configured for takeoff.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he did not have the airplane configured properly for takeoff. During the takeoff roll from a field, he took his hand off the throttle to extend a notch of flaps. The throttle lever subsequently moved out and power was reduced. The pilot did not recognize the power reduction, or that the elevator trim was set to a nose down attitude before the airplane traveled off the runway, down an embankment, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the rudder. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents2

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