# Accident 20070528011259A: Piper PA24250, Mammoth Lakes, CA, May 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth Yosemite
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6211° N, 118.8358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6211&lon=-118.8358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6744P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6744P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070528011259A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX07CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA178), May 28, 2007: Piper PA-24-250 (N6744P), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to ensure that the runway was clear of other aircraft before takeoff.

## Other reports on N6744P (2)

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

- [Accident 20060330006159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060330006159A), Mar 30, 2006: Piper PA24250 (N6744P), Mammoth Lakes, CA, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19740421009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421009849A), Apr 21, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N6744P), Mexicali,Bc, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of Mexico.

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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