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WPR22LA208

2022-06-07 · Fort Duchesne, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 74V

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s decision to takeoff from an unimproved surface which resulted in a collision with an object and the airplane nosing over.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, during takeoff from a dirt road, the nosewheel struck an object and resulted in the airplane nosing over. During the accident sequence, substantial damage was sustained to the empennage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.   Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-(general)-Effect on equipment
  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
  • — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_WPR22LA208.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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