ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230027
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Date: | Tuesday 15 October 2019 |
Time: | 10:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
Owner/operator: | Rock Springs Worship Center |
Registration: | N9708T |
MSN: | 38-78A0164 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3463 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY), Colorado Springs, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | KFLY |
Destination airport: | Saratoga-Shively Airport, WY (SAA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that, shortly after takeoff, the airplane drifted left of the runway heading. He attempted to correct, but the airplane continued to drift left, impacted a fence, and came to rest in a horse corral. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading while taking off with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in impact with a fence.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | GAA20CA014 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
FAA register:
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9708T NTSB GAA20CA014
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Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Oct-2019 17:41 |
Geno |
Added |
18-Oct-2019 07:20 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
26-Mar-2021 20:03 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
26-Mar-2021 20:06 |
harro |
Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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