Piper PA30 N7248Y

Summary

On 21 May 2011 at about 11:45 local time, a Piper PA30 registered N7248Y was involved in an accident near Phillipsburg, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 May 2011 at 11:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Phillipsburg, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Phillipsburg Airport (3I7)

Coordinates

39.9136, -84.3997

Aircraft

Piper PA30

Registration

N7248Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Philipsburg → Philipsburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA364

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff following a loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was taking off on a solo flight when the airplane veered off the runway. The pilot stated that the airplane experienced a loss of left engine power during the takeoff rotation. The pilot stated that he did not retard engine power quickly enough and that the airplane did not respond to his application of right rudder control. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings when it impacted trees. Postaccident examination of the accident site revealed only left main landing gear tire skid marks leading to the accident site. Functional testing of the left engine was precluded by impact damage. However, a teardown inspection of the engine revealed no issues that would have precluded its normal operation. The examination of the remaining airplane systems showed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.