ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67936
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| Date: | Monday 17 August 2009 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Hilton Armor Trustee |
| Registration: | N6304P |
| MSN: | 24-1414 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2480 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Love Field (KPRC), Prescott, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Prescott, AZ (PRC) |
| Unknown, | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the initial climb after takeoff, the pilot told the air traffic controller that he needed to return to the airport but did not say what the issue was. The controller approved the pilot’s request; there were no further communications. Several witnesses at different locations around the accident area reported watching the airplane flying slowly, low above the runway, in a relatively steep nose-up pitch attitude before making a left turn that increased in bank angle before the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. A postcrash fire largely consumed the airplane; however, postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The density altitude at the time of the accident was calculated to be about 7,900 feet. High density altitude adversely affects airplane climb performance and requires pilot vigilance to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff and climb.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to return to the runway at a high density altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2009 07:32 | slowkid | Added |
| 18-Aug-2009 07:34 | slowkid | Updated |
| 18-Aug-2009 07:41 | slowkid | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2009 10:11 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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