19851228063979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Leesburg, FL · December 28, 1985

Date
December 28, 1985 · 09:00 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Airport
Flying H
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8408F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86LA050
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
347 total1 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Long takeoff roll on soft sod strip. Got airborne but left gear hit a fence at runways end, left wing hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

LONG TAKEOFF ROLL ON SOFT SOD STRIP. GOT AIRBORNE BUT LEFT GEAR HIT A FENCE AT RUNWAYS END, LEFT WING HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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