# Accident 20001230032899A: Piper PA28140, Rosamond, CA, December 30, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 30, 2000, 14:30 local time - Place: Rosamond, CA - Airport: Rosamond Skypark Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.8703° N, 118.3395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8703&lon=-118.3395&mi=10 - Aircraft: N61CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61CS-2003-10-30) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140 - Reported engine: LYC O320* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 11 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA067) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001230032899A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON DECEMBER 20, 2000, ABOUT 1430 HOURS PST, A PIPER PA-28-140, N61CS, OPERATED BY A.V. AVIATION, ROSAMOND, CALIFORNIA, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A BUILDING DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 25 AT THE ROSAMOND SKYPARK, ROSAMOND. VISUAL METEOROLIGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLANWAS FILED. THE STUDENT'S PILOT SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT'S PILOT CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING HIS STUDENTS THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT AND HE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. THE CFI STATED THAT AFTER PROVIDING ABOUT 0.9 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION, HE EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND ADVISED HIS STUDENT TO STAY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE STUDENT HAD PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AND HE WAS PERMITTED TO PRACTICE THE MANUEVER BY HIMSELF. THE CFI STATED THAT THE STUDENT LOWERED THE WING FLAPS TO THE CUSTOMARY SECOND NOTCH POSITION AND COMMENCED THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S ACCELERATIONAPPEARED NORMAL. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE PITCHED UPWARD, AND THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE STUDENT HAD OVER-ROTATED. THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT AND THE PITCH ATTITUDE DID NOT DECREASE. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED A FEW YARDS IN THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE UNTIL DEPARTING GROUND EFFECT, AND THEN IT DESCENDED UNTIL IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPON COLLIDING WITH A TREE AND A BUILDING. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATO THAT HE REMEMBERED BECOMING AIRBORNE AND THE AIRPLANE YAWING LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE MIGHT NOT HAVE APPLIED SUFFCICIENT RIGHT RUDDER TO OVERCOME THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCY. (-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (.4) ON DECEMBER 30, 2000, ABOUT 1430 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N61CS, OPERATED BY A.V. AVIATION, ROSAMOND, CALIFORNIA, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A BUILDING DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 25 AT THE ROSAMOND SKYPARK, ROSAMOND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT PILOT'S SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT'S CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING HIS STUDENT'S THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, AND HE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. THE CFI STATED THAT AFTER PROVIDING ABOUT 0.9 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION, HE EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND ADVISED HIS STUDENT TO STAY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE STUDENT HAD PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, AND HE WAS PERMITTED TO PRACTICE THE MANEUVER BY HIMSELF. THE CFI STATED THAT THE STUDENT LOWERED THE WING FLAPS TO THE CUSTOMARY SECOND NOTCH POSITION AND COMMENCED THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S ACCELERATION APPEARED NORMAL. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE PITCHED UPWARD, AND THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE STUDENT HAD OVER ROTATED. THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT, AND THE PITCH ATTITUDE DID NOT DECREASE. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED A FEW YARDS IN THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE UNTIL DEPARTING GROUND EFFECT, AND THEN IT DESCENDED UNTILIMPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPON COLLIDING WITH A TREE AND A BUILDING. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE REMEMBERED BECOMING AIRBORNE AND THE AIRPLANE YAWING LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE MIGHT NOT HAVE APPLIED SUFFICIENT RIGHT RUDDER TO OVERCOME THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCY. ## 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 LAX01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA067), Dec 30, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N61CS), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper airplane handling technique and inadequate airspeed during performance of an intentional soft field takeoff. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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