# Accident 20031120033779A: Piper PA44180, Phoenix, AZ, November 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2003, 11:26 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FQAS
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,485 total, 160 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031120033779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PAN AM CHIEF PILOT WAS PERFORMING AN INTERMEDIATE STAGE CHECK FOR A STUDENT WORKING ON HIS COMMERCIAL RATING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 7R. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR APPLIED POWER FOR TAKE-OFF AND BEGAN ROLLING. THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 KTS WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE REPORTEDLY LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY A 60 DEGREE ANGLE. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. IN THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE RIGHT PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST HEADING APPROXIMATELY 260 DEGREES. THE LEFT ENGINE, WHICH REPORTEDLY LOST POWER, WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

## 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 LAX04LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA049), Nov 20, 2003: Piper PA-44-180 (N971PA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of directional control. The reason for the partial power loss in the left engine was…

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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