# Accident 20050313005679A: Piper PA28140, Big Bear, CA, March 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2594° N, 116.8844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2594&lon=-116.8844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9956W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9956W-2018-01-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050313005679A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA114), Mar 13, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N9956W), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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