<< >> NASA ASRS Report 458512, December 1999

A piper PA30 on takeoff climb at 100 ft the right engine failed and control of the act was lost incurring extensive damage.

Attributes
ACN	458512
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12.5 flight time total : 2040 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	458512
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right engine indications other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal takeoff from runway 5 morristown. Climbed over 100 ft AGL. Retracted gear, thereafter lost power on right engine. Unable to maintain controled flight of piper PA30 on 1 engine. Contact with the grass on east side of runway beyond the intersection with runway 30. Able to turn off master. No fire or personal injury. I have learned from this that it was necessary to recognize the limitations of the piper PA30 in this situation. If I had closed both throttles immediately, it may have been possible to make a controled landing on the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA30 ON TKOF CLB AT 100 FT THE R ENG FAILED AND CTL OF THE ACT WAS LOST INCURRING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

Narrative: NORMAL TKOF FROM RWY 5 MORRISTOWN. CLBED OVER 100 FT AGL. RETRACTED GEAR, THEREAFTER LOST PWR ON R ENG. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CTLED FLT OF PIPER PA30 ON 1 ENG. CONTACT WITH THE GRASS ON E SIDE OF RWY BEYOND THE INTXN WITH RWY 30. ABLE TO TURN OFF MASTER. NO FIRE OR PERSONAL INJURY. I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO RECOGNIZE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE PIPER PA30 IN THIS SIT. IF I HAD CLOSED BOTH THROTTLES IMMEDIATELY, IT MAY HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO MAKE A CTLED LNDG ON THE RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.