# Accident 20200306006409A: Piper PA-28R-200, Twin Falls, ID, March 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2020, 10:30 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4833° N, 114.4847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4833&lon=-114.4847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41429, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41429) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 282 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200306006409A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT'S PLANNED ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS FROM MAN, TWF, 06U AND BACK TO MAN AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED HIS INTENTIONS WAS TO LOG FLIGHT TIME.

THE PILOT HAD STOPPED IN TWIN FALLS TO TALK WITH SOMEONE AT AN AVIONICS SHOP. HE SAID HE THEN STARTED BACK UP, TAXIED TO RUNWAY 26. THE PILOT SAID HE PLANNED TO DO A NO FLAP TAKEOFF BECAUSE OF THE STRONG WINDS.

THE AIRMAN SAID HE HAD JUST BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 26 WHEN A GUST FROM THE SOUTH HIT HIM. THE AIRMAN SAID HIS AIRSPEED INDICATOR SPIKED TO 70 MPH, LIFTED HIM APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF OF THE GROUND, AND HE WEATHER VEINED INTO THE WIND TOWARDS THE SOUTH. HE SAID IT FELT LIKE HE WAS GOING TO STALL. THE AIRMAN SAID HE JAMMED IN THE RIGHT THE RUDDER. HE DECIDED TO PULL THE THROTTLE BACK AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE GROUND. HE WAS NOT SURE IF HE TOUCHED ANY PAVEMENT OR NOT. HE SAID HE DID THINK HE LANDED MOSTLY IN THE GRAVEL. HE SAID HE STEERED THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN 2 PAPI LIGHTS. HE REQUESTED PERMISSION TO TAXI BACK TO THE FBO. HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. HE PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT.

THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING SPAR AND DAMAGED THE PITOT STATIC TUBE ON THE LEFT WING BY IMPACTING THE PAPI LIGHTS FOR RUNWAY 26.

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR20CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA100), Mar 6, 2020: Piper PA28R (N41429), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway approach light.

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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