# Accident 20000613011919A: Piper PA20, Quincy, CA, June 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2000, 06:00 local time
- Place: Quincy, CA
- Airport: Gansner Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9594° N, 121.0008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9594&lon=-121.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7451K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7451K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000613011919A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX00LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA224), Jun 13, 2000: Piper PA-20 (N7451K), Quincy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture and failure of the main landing gear strut to shock absorber attachment fitting.

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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