# Accident 19930902002869A: Piper PA32RT300T, Willows, CA, September 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1993, 14:15 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Willows-Glenn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5007° N, 122.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5007&lon=-122.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39527, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39527) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,253 total, 334 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902002869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. GROUND LOOPED. REPORTED FULL OPPOSITE RUDDER FAILED TO REGAIN CONTROL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA341), Sep 2, 1993: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39527), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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