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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Kanab, UT · September 11, 2006

Date: September 11, 2006 · 16:16 local
Place: Kanab, UT
Airport: Deer Springs Ranch
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4202R
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06CA179
Reported as: Piper PA32300
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 597 total177 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4202RRegistration cancelled Dec 6, 2006 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40543 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 11, 2006 at 1616 MDT a Piper PA-32-300, N4202R, crashed while trying to take off from a private strip near Kanab, UT at Deer Springs resort (UT30). The private pilot in command privacy data omitted, LH seat, and a private pilot privacy data omitted, RH seat, and 3 other passengers were not injured. The aircraft lost directional control around 80 knots going south when according to the pilot a wind gust cut the aircraft crossways, the aircraft veered to the right hit a drainage berm, veered back to the left crossing the runway, veered right again and came to a stop on the runway facing 180 degrees from the take off direction, now facing north. The aircraft sheared off all 3 gear, with substantial damage to the aft belly, empennage, and horizontal stab. The density altitude at the site is reported as approx 7,000 ft, and the temperature at the time was 80 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 AT 1616 MDT A PIPER PA-32-300, N4202R, CRASHED WHILE TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR KANAB, UT AT DEER SPRINGS RESORT (UT30). THE PRIVATE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LH SEAT, AND A PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RH SEAT, AND 3 OTHER PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AROUND 80 KNOTS GOING SOUTH WHEN ACCORDING TO THE PILOT A WIND GUST CUT THE AIRCRAFT CROSSWAYS, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT HIT A DRAINAGE BERM, VEERED BACK TO THE LEFT CROSSING THE RUNWAY, VEERED RIGHT AGAIN AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE TAKE OFF DIRECTION, NOW FACING NORTH. THE AIRCRAFT SHEARED OFF ALL 3 GEAR, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT BELLY, EMPENNAGE, AND HORIZONTAL STAB. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE SITE IS REPORTED AS APPROX 7,000 FT, AND THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS 80 DEGREES.

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 SEA06CA179Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKanab, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the rough/uneven conditions of the dirt runway, the wind gusts, and the berms and ditches on both sides of the runway.Sep 11, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4202R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19820813048569IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tonkawa/Blackwe, OKHit by dust devil on landing. Ran off runway into a ditch. Substantial prop and gear damage.Aug 13, 1982 · Substantial damage