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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · May 28, 2007

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Date
May 28, 2007 · 18:00 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth Yosemite
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6744P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07CA178
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total3,300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6744PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1872Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The accident pilot was taking off from Mammoth Lakes, CA airport to the east. Shortly after lifting off he saw another aircraft that had just lifted off from the opposite runway coming directly at his aircraft. He immediately dropped the nose which resulted in a hard landing at approximately 110 knots causing the right gear to collapse and the right wing tip to make contact with the pavement. The result was a wrinkled right aileron with scraping of the underside of the right wing on sage brush as the aircraft exited the right side of the runway. The pilot stated he did not hear any other calls announcing a takeoff from the opposite runway. He stated he did hear a breaking of squelch on the radio but it was unintelligible. The pilot in the other aircraft, a Mooney, stated that she had made a takeoff radio call but heard nothing intelligible from any other aircraft. She stated she saw the accident aircraft during the climb out but wasn't sure if it was landing or taking off so she increased her climb rate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM MAMMOTH LAKES, CA AIRPORT TO THE EAST. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTING OFF HE SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT HAD JUST LIFTED OFF FROM THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY COMING DIRECTLY AT HIS AIRCRAFT. HE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED THE NOSE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 110 KNOTS CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE RIGHT WING TIP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT. THE RESULT WAS A WRINKLED RIGHT AILERON WITH SCRAPING OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING ON SAGE BRUSH AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HEAR ANY OTHER CALLS ANNOUNCING A TAKEOFF FROM THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE DID HEAR A BREAKING OF SQUELCH ON THE RADIO BUT IT WAS UNINTELLIGIBLE. THE PILOT IN THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, A MOONEY, STATED THAT SHE HAD MADE A TAKEOFF RADIO CALL BUT HEARD NOTHING INTELLIGIBLE FROM ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT. SHE STATED SHE SAW THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DURING THE CLIMB OUT BUT WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS LANDING OR TAKING OFF SO SHE INCREASED HER CLIMB RATE.

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 LAX07CA178Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMammoth Lakes, CAthe pilot's failure to ensure that the runway was clear of other aircraft before takeoff.May 28, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6744P · 2

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

Accident 20060330006159ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Mammoth Lakes, CA(-23) On approach to Mammoth Lakes airport (mmh) the pilot lowered the landing gear and did not get a green light. He initiated a go around and cycled the gear. He got a green light on the second attempt and he cycled the gear another time to confirm the gear…Mar 30, 2006 · Minor damageAccident 19740421009849AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Mexicali,BcInvestigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of Mexico.Apr 21, 1974 · Substantial damage