# Accident 20200802013589A: Piper PA-30, Calera, AL, August 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2020, 10:10 local time
- Place: Calera, AL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1783° N, 86.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1783&lon=-86.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7750Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7750Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200802013589A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA20LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA272), Aug 2, 2020: Piper PA 30 (N7750Y), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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