# Accident 20090905016389A: Piper PA20, Bozeman, MT, September 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2009, 13:20 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7775° N, 111.1519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7775&lon=-111.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1544A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1544A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA435) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090905016389A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON SEPTEMBER 05, 2009, AT 1320 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-20, N1544A, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, GROUND LOOPED ON TAKEOFF AT THE KBZN (BOZEMAN AIRPORT) IN BELGRADE, MONTANA, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME,  AND VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HVR (HAVRE AIRPORT) IN HAVRE, MONTANA ON SEPTEMBER 05, 2009 AT 1215 MST.

## 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 WPR09CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA435), Sep 5, 2009: Piper PA-20 (N1544A), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot receiving instruction to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor's delayed corrective action.

## Other reports on N1544A (1)

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

- [Incident 20230129001269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230129001269I), Jan 29, 2023: Piper PA-20 (N1544A), Birchwood, AK, Minor damage. The pilot stated that he had not originally planned to land at Birchwood Airport, but he saw the weather conditions there looked VFR. He was attempting to land…

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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