# Accident 20000625006929A: Piper PA46350P, Spanish Fork, UT, June 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2000, 22:22 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Springville Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0194° N, 111.5508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0194&lon=-111.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9246D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9246D-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625006929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATES HE WAS WORKING ON HIS COMMERCIAL LICENSE AND COMPLETING HIS LAST NIGHT SOLO, WHEN HE DECIDED TO PRACTICE A NIGHT SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF AND LANDING. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED, WITH FULL FLAPS THE PLANE LIFTED OFF AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, RESULTING IN VERY LITTLE CONTROL, AND THE PLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE THEN LEVELED THE WINGS AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO PICK UP SPEED. THE WING STRUCK A FENCE POST AND THE PLANE CRASHED. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS COMPLETELY PILOT ERROR.

## 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 DEN00LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA120), Jun 26, 2000: New Piper PA-46-350P (N9246D), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during initial climb following takeoff.

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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