# Accident 20191018020629A: Pardee Stuart F TITAN TORNADO II, Marble Canyon, AZ, October 18, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Marble Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Marble Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8108° N, 111.6444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8108&lon=-111.6444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49PD-2022-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pardee Stuart F TITAN TORNADO II (registry code 05609L0, https://openairdocs.org/model/pardee-stuart-f-titan-tornado-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARDEE STUART F TITAN TORNADO II
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 694 total, 480 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191018020629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 21 IN A TITAN TORNADO II. HE REPORTED STRONG WIND CONDITIONS, AND WAS STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE RUNWAY IS 35 FT WIDE, AND HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND STRUCK SURROUNDING VEGETATION. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE TWO ONBOARD. NO ATC SERVICES. REPORTED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES.  DESTINATION PAGE (PGA)

## 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 GAA20CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA036), Oct 18, 2019: Titan Titan Tornado II (N49PD), Marble Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with sand hummocks.

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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