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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Big Bear, CA · March 13, 2005

Date: March 13, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Big Bear, CA
Airport: Big Bear City Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9956W
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05FA114
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total50 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N9956WRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-23503 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed Big Bear California airport at approximately 1600 hours 13 March, 2005 enroute to french valley California airport. Aircraft was occupied by pilot and 3 passengers (passenger in right seat was a student pilot). During takeoff aircraft experienced a porpoising effect followed by a nose up attitude. After takeoff aircraft impacted a nearby road adjacent to Big Bear lake striking a guard rail on the road coming to rest on the lake shoreline. Pilot and student pilot received injuries which required transport to local hospital for medical attention.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BIG BEAR CALIFORNIA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS 13 MARCH, 2005 ENROUTE TO FRENCH VALLEY CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED BY PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS (PASSENGER IN RIGHT SEAT WAS A STUDENT PILOT). DURING TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PORPOISING EFFECT FOLLOWED BY A NOSE UP ATTITUDE. AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A NEARBY ROAD ADJACENT TO BIG BEAR LAKE STRIKING A GUARD RAIL ON THE ROAD COMING TO REST ON THE LAKE SHORELINE. PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED TRANSPORT TO LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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 LAX05FA114Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBig Bear City, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed that resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush during initial climb. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight preparations and the high density altitude.Mar 13, 2005 · Substantial damage