The pilot reported that while attempting a “jump” takeoff, which he had only practiced with an instructor two years prior, the CubCrafters CCX-2300 assumed a nose-high attitude and turned sharply to the left.
He 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 hit the top of a hangar at the airport in Spanish Fork, Utah, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings.
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.
NTSB Identification: 192213
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