Piper PA-28-180 N4208T

Summary

On 10 September 2000 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N4208T was involved in an accident near Payson, Arizona, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 September 2000 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Payson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Payson (PAN)

Coordinates

34.1890, -111.1692

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N4208T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Scottsdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA333

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll due to over-rotation, inadequate airspeed, and improper remedial action under the high density altitude condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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With three passengers and 30 gallons of fuel in the tanks, the pilot commenced the takeoff roll on a 5,500-foot-long runway, elevation 5,157 feet mean sea level. The density altitude was about 7,650 feet. As the airplane accelerated, it veered left and right, the nose pitched up, and the tail tie down ring scraped on the runway. Directional control was lost, and the airplane overran runway lights and came to rest upon colliding with a tree. The pilot reported that no mechanical malfunctions were experienced with his airplane during the flight. The pilot's total flying experience was 75.3 hours. He was issued a pilot certificate 17 days prior to the mishap.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.