19740122001879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · West Chester, PA · January 22, 1974

Date: January 22, 1974
Place: West Chester, PA
Airport: West Chester Municipal
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N56118
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC74FHD27
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total60 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N56118Registration cancelled Jul 8, 1991 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 287325576 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

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Turf rwy soft and muddy due spring thawing. Became airborne abt mid-field then settled back to rwy.

As the FAA filed it

TURF RWY SOFT AND MUDDY DUE SPRING THAWING.BECAME AIRBORNE ABT MID-FIELD THEN SETTLED BACK TO RWY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC74FHD27Accident · No injuriesClosedWest Chester, PAJan 22, 1974 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N56118 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19910525017469AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Flamingo, FLEngine lost power. Left wing severed by a tree on forced landing roll. NR3 exhaust valve had failed.May 25, 1991 · Substantial damage Accident 19790508019639ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Bridgeport, NJStudent pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing roll. Veered off side of runway into a tree.May 8, 1979 · Substantial damage