# Accident 20171205023499A: Piper PA-34-200T, Glendale, AZ, December 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2017, 18:30 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47536, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47536) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171205023499A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 5, 2017 AT 1830 LOCAL, A PIPER SENECA II, N47536, OPERATING ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT ,DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 1 AT GLENDALE AZ AFTER TOUCHDOWN, FOLLOWING  A SIMULATED RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED THROUGH THE MIDFIELD AREA WITH THE NOSE COMING TO REST ON TAXI WAY A JUST SHORT OF TAXIWAY A3. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WERE NO PRE-ACCIDENT ISSUES IDENTIFIED.

## 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 WPR18LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA044), Dec 5, 2017: Piper PA 34-200T (N47536), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the fatigue of the left main landing gear assembly.

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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