# Accident 20240412012579A: Piper PA-32-300, Willcox, AZ, April 12, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2024, 15:18 local time
- Place: Willcox, AZ
- Airport: Inde Motorsports Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2247° N, 110.0078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2247&lon=-110.0078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4011R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4011R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 295 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240412012579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A 20-KNOT WIND GUST WHILE DEPARTING WHICH PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A WALL NEXT TO THE RWY. THE IMPACT SHEARED OFF LEFT LANDING GEAR; PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY SQUAWKED EMERGENCY ON ZAB FREQUENCY AND WAS PROVIDED FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO HOME ARIPORT 100 NM AWAY AND LANDED SAFELY ON THE REMAINING LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ANC24LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA030), Apr 12, 2024: Piper PA-32-300 (N4011R), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in collision with an object.

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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