# Accident 20120225005529A: Piper PA-36-300, Americus, GA, February 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2012, 16:40 local time
- Place: Americus, GA
- Airport: Jimmy Carter Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1106° N, 84.1889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1106&lon=-84.1889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59661, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59661-2022-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (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-36-300
- Reported engine: PRATT & WHITNEY PT6-20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120225005529A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 28 AT KACJ, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT; THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UN-COMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER, OPPOSITE AILERON AND RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT BASE FOR THE INTERSECTING RUNWAY 05 AND MADE A LANDING WITH FULL POWER. AT TOUCHDOWN WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED ACROSS A TAXIWAY AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET.

## 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 ERA12LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA195), Feb 25, 2012: Piper PA-36-300 (N59661), Americus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure a portion of the right wing leading edge, which resulted in the separation of the associated section of the leading edge during takeoff and the…

## Other reports on N59661 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910613021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910613021739A), Jun 13, 1991: Piper PA36300 (N59661), Oakley, KS, Substantial damage. Returning from a spray run engine quit. Crashed on landing. Found water in fuel.

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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