# Accident 20010127000839A: Piper PA22160, Camarillo, CA, January 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2001, 11:11 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2305° N, 119.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2305&lon=-119.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9411D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9411D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 31 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010127000839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C ON TAKEOFF RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF THIS: LEFT WING INCLUDING BOTH SPARS, LEFT AIRLERON, LEFT ELEVATOR, BOTH MAIN GEAR, AND POSSIBLY FUSELAGE, THIS A/C IS A PA-22-S160, CONVERTED TO A TAILWHEEL CONFIGURATION. (.4) ON JANUARY 27, 2001, AT 1111 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-22, N9411D, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING TAKEOFF AT CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT ANOTHER NEARBY AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN CONVERTED FROM TRICYCLE TO CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR AND THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENT. THE PILOT APPLIED ABOUT 1/2 OF THE ENGINE POWER AND INTENDED TO PERFORM A "SLOW TAKEOFF." RUNWAY 26 IS 6,010 FEET LONG AND 150 FEET WIDE. DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS TO LIFT THE                  TAIL FROM THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. HE CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A SKID TO THE RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT-HAND EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE SURFACE WIND WAS FROM 020 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA081), Jan 27, 2001: Piper PA-22 (N9411D), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N9411D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730905026889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730905026889A), Sep 5, 1973: Piper PA22160 (N9411D), Kettleman, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 40K.

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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