# Accident 20110407005179A: Piper PA-32-300, Oklahoma City, OK, April 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2011, 11:40 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Sundance Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6019° N, 97.7061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6019&lon=-97.7061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31407, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110407005179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT SUNDANCE AIRPARK. UPON COMPLETION OF THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO, WITH FULL POWER IN A CLIMB AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN ABRUPTLY. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HARD, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTING THE RUNWAYAND BOUNCING THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET BACK INTO THE AIR, RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE SUDDEN STOP WITH PROP DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 CEN11LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA275), Apr 7, 2011: Piper PA-32-300 (N31407), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of aircraft control due to the failure of the stabilator control cable turnbuckle.

## Other reports on N31407 (2)

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

- [Accident 20240930019629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240930019629A), Sep 30, 2024: Piper PA-32-300 (N31407), Caro, MI, Substantial damage. Following aircraft release from maintenance, the pilot taxied the aircraft to the fuel pump, and loaded approximately 35 gallons of fuel into the right and…
- [Incident 19790201004359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201004359I), Feb 1, 1979: Piper PA32300 (N31407), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control, ran off side of runway during takeoff.

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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