ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297676
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| Date: | Friday 11 January 2002 |
| Time: | 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-108 |
| Owner/operator: | Rex Coffman |
| Registration: | N4895Z |
| MSN: | 22-8479 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tehachapi, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tehachapi-Kern County Airport, CA (TSP/KTSP) |
| Phoenix-Scottsdale Municipal Airport, AZ (SCF/KSDL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane stalled and descended to the ground while maneuvering to gain altitude shortly after takeoff. According to a sheriff's deputy, who witnessed the accident, the airplane departed runway 29, and barely cleared power lines during the initial climb. The airplane performed two 360-degree turns south of the airport and stalled, impacting in a field about 4,200 msl. The airport is located at 3,993 feet msl. Post accident examination by an FAA inspector determined that the fuel tanks were full at the time of departure. The density altitude was calculated about 5,000 feet msl. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions. The pilot's recommendation as to how the accident could have been prevented was taking off with less weight and at cooler temperatures.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in an attempt to gain altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. The high density altitude was a factor in the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX02LA064
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 07:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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