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FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Quincy, CA · June 13, 2000

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Date
June 13, 2000 · 06:00 local
Place
Quincy, CA
Airport
Gansner Field Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7451K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX00LA224
Reported as
Piper PA20
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,500 total3,000 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N7451KRegistered now · Piper PA-20S/N 362 · Built 1950Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine 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.

(-23) Pilot lost control during takeoff at approx. 50 mph. A/c swerved right and pilot attempted to correct, but was unsuccessful. A/c slid sideways down the runway. Left main gear failed and right tire blew out. Both wings sustained damage as did the left fuselage above the left gear attach point. (.4) on June 13, 2000, at 0600 hours pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-20, N7451K, was substantially damaged when the aircraft ground looped during takeoff at Gansner field, Quincy, California. The airline transport certificated pilot and one passenger were not injured. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that was operated by the owner under 14 CFR part 91. The flight destination is unknown. The pilot reported that, during takeoff roll on runway 24, the left main landing gear collapsed as the airplane accelerated through about 40 miles per hour. The left wingtip then dropped to the ground and the aircraft ground looped to the left. According to the pilot, the landing gear shock absorber end fitting had broken and separated where it attached to the gear strut. The surface wind was reported calm.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AT APPROX. 50 MPH. A/C SWERVED RIGHT AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. A/C SLID SIDEWAYS DOWN THE RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS DID THE LEFT FUSELAGE ABOVE THE LEFT GEAR ATTACH POINT. (.4) ON JUNE 13, 2000, AT 0600 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-20, N7451K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING TAKEOFF AT GANSNER FIELD, QUINCY, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT DESTINATION IS UNKNOWN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 24, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED THROUGH ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE LEFT WINGTIP THEN DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER END FITTING HAD BROKEN AND SEPARATED WHERE IT ATTACHED TO THE GEAR STRUT. THE SURFACE WIND WAS REPORTED CALM.

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 LAX00LA224Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportQuincy, CAThe fracture and failure of the main landing gear strut to shock absorber attachment fitting.Jun 13, 2000 · Substantial damage