# Accident 20080330838209A: Piper PA32260, Grand Canyon, AZ, March 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2008, 12:20 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Valle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6506° N, 112.1481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6506&lon=-112.1481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5521J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5521J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 891 total, 77 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080330838209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 19 AT THE VALLE AIRPORT, (40G) THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO 65-70 MPH AND LIFTED OFF MOMENTARILY NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN TO THE SURFACE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACCELERATING DOWN THE RUNWAY TO A SPEED OF 70-80 MPH WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY REMAIINING, ALTHOUGH WOULD NOT LIFT OFF. WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF THE RUNWAY REMAINING, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CONTIINUED PAST THE RUNWAY END, AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN THE OVER-RUN AREA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND WING SPAR AS A RESULT OF THIS OVER-RUN INTO AN UNIMPROVED AREA. ADDITIONAL FACTS: AIRPORT ELEVATION 5,999', TEMPERATURE 45 DEGREES F, RUNWAY LENGTH 4199', DENSITY ALTITUDE 7137', WINDS 210 @ 22 KTS G 32 KTS, FLAP SETTING AT TAKE-OFF 10 DEGREES.

## 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 LAX08CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA111), Mar 30, 2008: Piper PA-32-260 (N5521J), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and delay in aborting the takeoff. Contributing to the accident were wind gusts and a crosswind.

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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