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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Columbus, OH · January 22, 2020

Date: January 22, 2020 · 10:00 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Ohio State University
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9295N
Reported as: Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N9295NRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 2021 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 3449034 · Built 1997 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Piper seneca v N9295N began takeoff roll on runway 27L. At approximately 75 knots, the pilot noticed the airspeed indicator needle began bouncing up and down before dropping to zero knots. Approximately 4 seconds later the pilot decided to abort the takeoff and applied heavy brakes. The 1200-foot skid mark eventually caused the left main tire to fail further limiting the aircraft controllability on roll out. The aircraft departed the end of runway 27L hitting one taxing light in the middle of the runway with the left prop and coming to rest approximately 170 degrees in the opposite direction.

As the FAA filed it

PIPER SENECA V N9295N BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 27L. AT APPROXIMATELY 75 KNOTS, THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR NEEDLE BEGAN BOUNCING UP AND DOWN BEFORE DROPPING TO ZERO KNOTS. APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS LATER THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKES. THE 1200-FOOT SKID MARK EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TO FAIL FURTHER LIMITING THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY ON ROLL OUT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF RUNWAY 27L HITTING ONE TAXING LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT PROP AND COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 170 DEGREES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.