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FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Tucson, AZ · July 3, 2009

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Date
July 3, 2009 · 09:14 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7657Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA324
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N7657YRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 2010 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-735 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed runway 11 left at Tucson International Airport. Left engine lost power at altitude of 20 to 30 feet and left wing dipped impacting the ground approximately 90 feet to the left of the runway. The aircraft then rolled on the ground from the left wing/engine to the nose and over to the right engine/wing and down to the lower right fuselage. The aircraft stopped in an upright position approximately 240' east of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 11 LEFT AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AT ALTITUDE OF 20 TO 30 FEET AND LEFT WING DIPPED IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED ON THE GROUND FROM THE LEFT WING/ENGINE TO THE NOSE AND OVER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE/WING AND DOWN TO THE LOWER RIGHT FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION APPROXIMATELY 240' EAST OF THE RUNWAY.

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 WPR09LA324Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTucson, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional and lateral aircraft control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons.Jul 3, 2009 · Substantial damage