Piper PA-30 N7497Y

Summary

On 23 March 2013 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7497Y, operated by Hess, Drew C, was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California, 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

23 March 2013 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Fullerton, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

Coordinates

33.8697, -117.9744

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

N7497Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Hess, Drew C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fullerton → Fullerton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA164

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the flight instructor, the pilot receiving instruction was seated in the left seat and manipulating the flight controls during the takeoff. As the airplane became airborne, it yawed left. The instructor intervened and aborted the takeoff. However, before the airplane landed again, the left wing impacted the airport windsock on the north side of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing’s leading edge. The instructor reported no mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.