What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 04/20/2021 at 18:50 local time, aircraft N284ND was involved with an occurrence at Maricopa Arizona (A39). In an interview with the pilot he made the statement that the aircraft veered slightly to the left during take-off and attempts to correct back to center were not working. The pilot made a decision to get airborne and then make necessary corrections. Before becoming airborne the aircraft suddenly began to spin to the right as the right wing tip contacted the ground, then the left wing contacted the ground. After spinning the aircraft came to a stop, upright but severely damaged. The pilot and passenger were able to egress without injury. The pilot stated the aircraft was performing normally and it was a normal take-off roll.
In an interview with the airport manager, who witnessed most of the event, his statement was similar to the pilot?s in that he heard metal scraping the ground and turned to see the aircraft spinning around as the r/h main landing gear had colapsed. The airport manager reported that two runway lights were broken in the event, one on the left side of the runway and one further down the runway on the right.
When asked, the pilot stated that he did not recall hitting the lights but believed it was a possibility.
Due to the extent of damage this is considered to be an accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 04/20/2021 AT 18:50 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N284ND WAS INVOLVED WITH AN OCCURRENCE AT MARICOPA ARIZONA (A39). IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE MADE THE STATEMENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT DURING TAKE-OFF AND ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT BACK TO CENTER WERE NOT WORKING. THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO GET AIRBORNE AND THEN MAKE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS. BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT AS THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND, THEN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. AFTER SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, UPRIGHT BUT SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EGRESS WITHOUT INJURY. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY AND IT WAS A NORMAL TAKE-OFF ROLL.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AIRPORT MANAGER, WHO WITNESSED MOST OF THE EVENT, HIS STATEMENT WAS SIMILAR TO THE PILOT?S IN THAT HE HEARD METAL SCRAPING THE GROUND AND TURNED TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT SPINNING AROUND AS THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD COLAPSED. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE BROKEN IN THE EVENT, ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ONE FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT.
WHEN ASKED, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECALL HITTING THE LIGHTS BUT BELIEVED IT WAS A POSSIBILITY.
DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.