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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Calera, AL · August 2, 2020

Date: August 2, 2020 · 10:10 local
Place: Calera, AL
Airport: Shelby County Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7750Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA272
Reported as: Piper PA-30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total

N7750YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-853 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Multi-engine instructional flight departed runway 16 performing a short field/soft field take-off, rotated at 8OMPH, retracted gear, aircraft yawed hard right, corrected to left, aircraft right wing struck the ground, aircraft pancaked to the ground and then slid approximately 200 feet and came to rest against the airport fence.

As the FAA filed it

MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 PERFORMING A SHORT FIELD/SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF, ROTATED AT 8OMPH, RETRACTED GEAR, AIRCRAFT YAWED HARD RIGHT, CORRECTED TO LEFT, AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT PANCAKED TO THE GROUND AND THEN SLID APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE AIRPORT FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA20LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAlabaster, ALA loss of control and lack of climb performance shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, resulting in a collision with terrain.Aug 2, 2020 · Substantial damage