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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Fort Worth, TX · November 17, 2009

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Date
November 17, 2009 · 07:45 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8297P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA052
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
26,180 total250 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N8297PRegistration cancelled Apr 19, 2010 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-8170042 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On November 17, 2009, a Piper PA-34-200T, N8297P, owned and operated by glen r. smith jr. departed hicks airport (T67) for a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological condition prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that shortly after take-off the aircraft started to pitch down. The pilot stated that he had problems holding altitude at approximately 300 feet and attempted to return to the airport but despite full back yoke the aircraft started a shallow descent. The pilot realized he was unable to return to the airport and crash landed in a open field three miles west of hicks airport. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2009, A PIPER PA-34-200T, N8297P, OWNED AND OPERATED BY GLEN R. SMITH JR. DEPARTED HICKS AIRPORT (T67) FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PITCH DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PROBLEMS HOLDING ALTITUDE AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT DESPITE FULL BACK YOKE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A SHALLOW DESCENT. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND CRASH LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD THREE MILES WEST OF HICKS AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

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 CEN10LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaginaw, TXThe pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane due to a pinched trim system wire that resulted in a runaway nose-down pitch trim.Nov 17, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8297P · 1

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

Incident 19981124042319ILevel Off Touchdown · Marshall, MN(-5) Pilot landed on runway 12 with the gear up. Did not lower landing gear. Pilot stated to inspector wasson that he thought the gear warning horn was the stall warning horn and applied power.Nov 24, 1998 · Minor damage