33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 6, 2010 · 11:15 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2949M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,390 total150 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N2949M began takeoff roll on runway 07R AT11:14. At approximately 500 feet rollout the aircraft began to rotate overcenter onto its nose. The aircraft propeller struck the runway, the pilot killed power, and the aircraft came to rest on its propeller spinner. Pilot contacted tower, got out of the aircraft, sat the aircraft back on its tail wheel, and taxied the aircraft to south ramp parking.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N2949M BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 07R AT11:14. AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROTATE OVERCENTER ONTO ITS NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT KILLED POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS PROPELLER SPINNER. PILOT CONTACTED TOWER, GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, SAT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON ITS TAIL WHEEL, AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO SOUTH RAMP PARKING.