# Accident 20091127023199A: Piper PA25260, Llano, CA, November 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2009, 14:45 local time
- Place: Llano, CA
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4847° N, 117.8264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4847&lon=-117.8264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9600P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9600P-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,395 total, 200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091127023199A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT OF N9600P) BRIEFED MR. DALE MASTERS (GLIDER INSTRUCTOR) PRIOR TO THE TOW ABOUT THE WIND CONDITIONS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS AND THAT IT WAS GUSTING BUT HE COULD NOT TELL HOW MUCH.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTACHED THE TOW ROPE TO THE GLIDER AND WAS GIVEN THE SIGNAL TO START THE TOW.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE APPLIED THE PROPER CONTROL INPUTS FOR A LEFT CROSSWIND AND STARTED THE TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS THE LEFT WING STARTED TO RISE AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND WAS ROLLING TO THE RIGHT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS ALMOST AT FULL LEFT CONTROL STICK, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO ROLL AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RELEASED THE GLIDER FROM TOW.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO ROLL UNTIL IT WAS 90 DEGREES RIGHT WING DOWN.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND DUE TO THE DUST.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COULD NOT LONGER SEE OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND WHEN THE DUST SETTLED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTING ON THE GROUND FACING THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE TAKEOFF DIRECTION (WEST).

## 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 WPR10CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA067), Nov 27, 2009: Piper PA-25-260 (N9600P), Llano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind conditions and failure to maintain lateral and directional control.

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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