Titan TITAN TORNADO II N49PD
18 October 2019 · Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 October 2019 at about 21:00 local time, a Titan TITAN TORNADO II registered N49PD was involved in an accident near Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marble Canyon (L41)
- Coordinates
- 36.8108, -111.6444
- Aircraft
- Titan TITAN TORNADO II
- Registration
- N49PD
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marble Canyon → Page
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA20CA036
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with sand hummocks.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll, a "gust came up," and the airplane exited the runway to the right onto sand hummocks, and the landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Titan TITAN accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2019 | Titan TITAN II | Summerville, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2018 | Titan TITAN TORNADO 912 | Corry, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2020 | Titan TITAN TORNADO S | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2020 | Titan TITAN TORNADO | Marksville, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2019 | Cessna 172 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Westwind School of Aeronautics Phoenix Llc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2019 | Piper PA60 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Piper PA28R | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2019 | Piper PA28R | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Luscombe 8 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Cessna T210 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |