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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Denver, CO · November 7, 1997

Date: November 7, 1997 · 11:00 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Jeffco Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9607D
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA046
Reported as: Piper PA22150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,659 total92 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N9607DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-6517 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft crashed on take off roll, other circ unk, broomfield, CO. (.4)the pilot said he began the takeoff roll and at 25 to 30 mph, he raised the tail. The airplane 'immediately jerked to the left.' The pilot corrected with right rudder, overshot the runway centerline, and the airplane 'jerked to the left' again. The pilot aborted the takeoff, but the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway. The right landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. In an interview with the pilot, he said he 'over-corrected' and the airplane began 'fish tailing.' The right wing then contacted the ground as the aircraft swerved to the left and the airplane nosed over. The pilot said he may have inadvertently stepped on a brake, causing the loss of control.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED ON TAKE OFF ROLL, OTHER CIRC UNK, BROOMFIELD, CO. (.4)THE PILOT SAID HE BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND AT 25 TO 30 MPH, HE RAISED THE TAIL. THE AIRPLANE 'IMMEDIATELY JERKED TO THE LEFT.' THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND THE AIRPLANE 'JERKED TO THE LEFT' AGAIN. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE SAID HE 'OVER-CORRECTED' AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN 'FISH TAILING.' THE RIGHT WING THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT SAID HE MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON A BRAKE, CAUSING THE LOSS OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBroomfield, COthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, due to inadvertently stepping on the brake. A related factor was the pilot's excessive use of rudder for steering.Nov 7, 1997 · Substantial damage