# Accident 20060526010069A: Piper PA28140, Springerville, AZ, May 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2006, 07:30 local time
- Place: Springerville, AZ
- Airport: Town Of Springerville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1078° N, 109.3603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1078&lon=-109.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6309W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6309W-2007-03-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060526010069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT ABOUT 07:30 ON MAY 26, 2006, AT THE SPRINGERVILLE AIRPORT A PA-28-140, N6309W, TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 21, FOR THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. THE FIELD ELEVATION IS 7112' AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN FLOWN AROUND THE PATTERN PERFORMING WELL AND THE ENGINE RUN UP AND THE MAGNETO DROP TEST WAS NORMAL. DURING THE SECOND TAKEOFF ROLL, THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS WORKING THE THROTTLE AND THE AILERONS. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER ALL CONTROLS AT ROTATION, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT OBTAIN NORMAL CLIMB PERFORMANCE. THE RPM WAS ABOUT 2300 AND THE RATE OF CLIMB ABOUT 50' PER MINUTE APPARENTLY BEHIND THE POWER CURVE. THE INSTRUCTOR LOWERED THE NOSE FOR BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT THEN CLEARED SOME POWER LINES. THE TERRAIN WAS RISING FASTER THAN THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP AND TRIED ADJUSTING THE MIXTURE BUT NOTHING HELPED. HE DID NOT RISK CHECKING CARBURETOR HEAT AND DID NOT BELIEVE CARBURETOR ICE WAS A POSSIBLE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT TRYING IT WOULD FURTHER REDUCE POWER. HE SAID HE HIT THE GROUND NEARLY PARALLEL AND AS CLOSE TO STALL SPEED AS POSSIBLE.

## 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 LAX06LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA182), May 26, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N6309W), Eagar, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to attain and maintain the proper climb airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush.

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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