20041002024959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Robbinsville, NJ · October 2, 2004

Date: October 2, 2004 · 14:00 local
Place: Robbinsville, NJ
Airport: Trenton-Robbinsville Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5507V
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD05LA001
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total700 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5507VRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7770232 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot stated: I was on my take off roll close to rotation speed and suddenly the nose reared up. I pushed forward on the yoke to lower the nose. The plane skidded down the runway. (-23 amendment) during the following investigation, nothing more than the bolt missing from the forward end of the link assembly (p/n 96003-00) at the attached paint to the trim activating rod (p/n 96574-00) was discovered. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED: I WAS ON MY TAKE OFF ROLL CLOSE TO ROTATION SPEED AND SUDDENLY THE NOSE REARED UP. I PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOKE TO LOWER THE NOSE. THE PLANE SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY. (-23 AMENDMENT) DURING THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION, NOTHING MORE THAN THE BOLT MISSING FROM THE FORWARD END OF THE LINK ASSEMBLY (P/N 96003-00) AT THE ATTACHED PAINT TO THE TRIM ACTIVATING ROD (P/N 96574-00) WAS DISCOVERED. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD05LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobbinsville, NJThe repair station's improper installation of the stabilator trim tab. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane.Oct 2, 2004 · Substantial damage