Piper PA-20 N1529A

Summary

On 5 August 2004 at about 14:34 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N1529A was involved in an accident near Glendale, Arizona, United States. 2 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

5 August 2004 at 14:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Glendale, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Glendale Muni (KGEU)

Coordinates

33.5269, -112.2953

Aircraft

Piper PA-20

Registration

N1529A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glendale → St George

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04CA286

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll the airplane departed the left side of the runway and collided with a ditch. The pilot usually raised the tail as soon as the elevator was effective, accelerated to takeoff speed, and rotated. On this flight he was attempting a 3-point takeoff technique that he had been shown, but never attempted himself. During the takeoff roll he lost directional control, departed the left side of the runway at a low speed, crossed a taxiway, and impacted a ditch. The pilot indicated that the airplane had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.