SEPTEMBER ACCIDENT REPORTJimTimm
by Jim Timm


In this regular reporting of aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona, it is the hope that we may be able to learn from mistakes being made and take action to prevent similar accidents from occurring in the future.

For the past reporting period, the NTSB had issued reports for five aviation accidents in Arizona. Two of the accidents were a result of loss of control upon landing and one was a result of departing a taxiway after landing. One was damage resulting from a hard landing. The fifth accident was a departure off the end of the runway during takeoff.

The following information was taken from the preliminary reports that have been issued by the NTSB and contain only the initial information available and are subject to change and may contain errors. Any errors in these preliminary NTSB reports will be corrected when the more detailed final report has been completed, which in some cases may be a year or more later.


Accident Date; Sunday, June 17, 2012 (Reported 7/24/12)
Title 14 CFR Part 91 Operation
Location; Deer Valley
Aircraft; Cirrus Design Corp SR20
Injuries; 1 Uninjured

After landing, the pilot was started a turn onto a taxiway and his right brake locked up and the airplane “veered straight ahead” departing the taxiway surface resulting in minor damage to the nose wheel assembly.

Accident Date; Wednesday, June 27, 2012 (Reported 8/2/12)
Title 14 CFR Part 91 Operation
Location; Paulden
Aircraft; Taylorcraft BC12-D
Injuries; 2 Uninjured

At 0925 PDT, during landing at Big Springs Ranch Airport, the pilot stated that he ground looped the airplane to the left after landing on runway 26, and struck a barbed wire fence that ran along the edge of the runway. The pilot and passenger were uninjured, however, the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions existed and the flight had departed Big Springs at 0740.

Accident Date; Wednesday, July 5, 2012 (Reported 8/3/12)
Title 14 CFR Part 91 Operation
Location; Flagstaff
Aircraft; Cessna T182T
Injuries; 2 Uninjured

The pilot stated that during the approach to landing, he encountered a down draft and the airplane touched down hard and bounced airborne. After bouncing down the runway twice, the pilot decided to abort the landing and executed a go around and entered the pattern for the same runway and landed without incident. Upon exiting the airplane, the pilot noted that the propeller had struck the runway on his first landing attempt. The airplane had also sustained damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. A routine weather report (METAR) for the airport around the time of the accident recorded a right quartering headwind at 13 knots, gusting to 19 knots.

Accident Date; Monday, July 9, 2012
Title 14 CFR Part 91 Operation
Location; Scottsdale
Aircraft; Mooney M20L
Injuries; 1 Serious, 1 Minor

At about 0930 MST, a Mooney M20L, during a local instructional flight, was substantially damaged when it experienced a hard landing followed by a loss of directional control. The pilot, receiving instruction, sustained minor injuries, and the instructor was seriously injured in the accident. The pilot stated that he had performed several touch and go landings. He said that, during the landing flair, the airplane didn’t feel right, and the instructor took control of the airplane. The airplane landed hard and veered off the runway. The outer 4 feet of both wings were bent up approximately 45 degrees.

Accident Date; Thursday, July 26, 2012
Title 14 CFR Part 91 Operation
Location; Sedona
Aircraft; Beech B-60
Injuries; 3 Fatal

On July 26, 2012 at about 0830 MST, a Beech B-60 was substantially damaged during a runway overrun following the takeoff roll at Sedona Airport (SEZ). The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Multiple witnesses located at or near the airport, stated they observed or heard the airplane experience “abnormal engine anomalies”, while others reported the airplane performed a normal takeoff roll on runway 21. The airplane continued down the runway, exited the departure end, and impacted a fence before it disappeared from view down a ravine. The airplane was substantially damaged after it impacted sloping terrain and came to rest in a deep wash. The wreckage was mostly consumed by a post impact fire.

At 0830 MST, the SEZ AWOS reported winds calm, sky clear, visibility 10 miles, temperature 26°C. The density altitude at the time of the accident was calculated to be 7,100 feet. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the proposed personal cross country flight with a reported destination of Double Eagle II Airport (AEG), Albuquerque, NM. No flight plan was filed.


PLEASE FLY SAFE!
Jim Timm

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