# NTSB DEN05LA133: Piper PA-28R-180, N9069E, Ogden, UT, August 31, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 30, 2005, 18:26 local (Aug 31, 2005, 00:26 UTC) - Place: Ogden, UT - Coordinates: 41.196666, -112.011665 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1967&lon=-112.0117&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report January 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 62379 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN05LA133 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62379/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA133 ## Probable cause the flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factor's include the flight instructor's improper pre-flight planning and decision in accepting the intersection departure, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the takeoff. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - airspeed - inadequate, dual student (cause) - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command(cfi) - aircraft control - not maintained, dual student (cause) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - In flight collision with object, climb - object - utility pole - In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled - object - residence ## Analysis According to the flight instructor, they were cleared to taxi and had accepted an intersection departure. During the initial takeoff, the private pilot was at the flight controls. The flight instructor reported that the private pilot rotated at "70 knots" and the airplane "jumped off the runway and drifted left and then made a slight hop on the main gear." The flight instructor stated that he took control of the airplane and held it "level in ground effect for several seconds to get it to accelerate." He stated that the stall horn was audible. The flight instructor stated that he initiated a slight turn to the right towards lower terrain. According to several witnesses the airplane appeared to be having difficulty climbing. The airplane struck a telephone pole, nosed down, and impacted the roof of a two story house, causing substantial damage to the house and destroying the airplane. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. The flight instructor stated the airplane was 300 pounds under gross weight. The control tower reported 4,700 feet available from the land and hold short line at intersection Delta to the end of runway 21. According to the AFM the airplane should have had a climb rate of 650 feet per minute. The distance required for take-off varied from approximately 2,000 feet (zero degrees flaps and no 50 foot obstacle) to 3,250 feet (zero degrees flaps with a 50 foot obstacle). ## Factual narrative On August 30, 2005, at 1826 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-180, N9069E, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted a telephone pole and house 1/2 mile southwest of the Ogden-Hinkley Airport (OGD), Ogden, Utah. A postimpact fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The private certificated pilot and commercial certificated flight instructor sustained minor injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to a written statement submitted by the flight instructor, they were cleared to taxi to runway 21 and had accepted an intersection departure at intersection Delta. During the initial takeoff, the private pilot was at the flight controls. The flight instructor reported that the the private pilot rotated at "70 knots" and the airplane "jumped off the runway and drifted left and then made a slight hop on the main gear." The flight instructor stated that he took control of the airplane and held it "level in ground effect for several seconds to get it to accelerate." He stated that the stall horn was audible. The flight instructor stated that he initiated a slight turn to the right towards lower terrain. According to the control tower operator at the Ogden-Hinkley Airport, the airplane appeared to be going up and down and he contacted the pilot to ask if they were having difficulty. The pilot reported they were "struggling." According to several witnesses the airplane appeared to be having difficulty climbing. The airplane struck a telephone pole, nosed down, and impacted the roof of a two story house. The left wing separated from the fuselage and came to rest outside of the house. The empennage, fuselage, right wing, and engine assembly came to rest inside the second story of the house. The airplane and a portion of the house were partially consumed by fire. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. The flight instructor stated the airplane was 300 pounds under gross weight. The OGD Control Tower reported 4,700 feet available from the land and hold short line at intersection Delta to the end of runway 21. According to the Piper Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM), the airplane should have had a climb rate of 650 feet per minute. The distance required for take-off varied from approximately 2,000 feet (zero degrees flaps and no 50 foot obstacle) to 3,250 feet (zero degrees flaps with a 50 foot obstacle). The Piper AFM recommends 25 degrees flaps for short field departure procedures with an obstacle. In addition, the Piper Owner's Manual recommends rotation between 60 and 70 miles per hour. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9069E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9069E-2017-03-10), registration cancelled 2017-03-10, S/N 28R-30035, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28R-180 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0-360-B1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (registry code 41559, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R-30035 - Airframe hours: 6607 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2005 - Departed: OGD, Ogden, UT - Airport: OGD, Ogden-Hinckley, runway 21, 8,103 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 45; injuries: serious; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 1,710 total, 190 in this make and model, 1,645 as pilot in command, 44 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 40; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 164 total, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: ODG, 1 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050830021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050830021219A), Aug 30, 2005: Piper PA28R180, Roy, UT, Destroyed. (-23) The flight instructor [privacy data omitted] and a student [privacy data omitted] made an intersection take off from intersection delta, runway 21, ogden… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.