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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32S-300 · Adelanto, CA · July 20, 2012

Date
July 20, 2012 · 12:15 local
Place
Adelanto, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5212S
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12LA315
Reported as
Piper PA-32S-300
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total124 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was on take off roll when he encountered a unusual sound and the aircraft was not able to climb. Take off was aborted. Aircraft ran off the runway and hit a pole, which cause the nose gear to collaspe and the wings to obtained subtantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON TAKE OFF ROLL WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A UNUSUAL SOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB. TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A POLE, WHICH CAUSE THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLASPE AND THE WINGS TO OBTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.