19880316005449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA28 · Evansville, IN · March 16, 1988

Date
March 16, 1988 · 17:19 local
Place
Evansville, IN
Airport
Skylane
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15567
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88DEX03
Reported as
Piper STCPA28
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
583 total19 in this make and model8 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.

Tried to take off from small soft sod strip with full load and flaps incorrectly set. Struck trees on end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM SMALL SOFT SOD STRIP WITH FULL LOAD AND FLAPS INCORRECTLY SET.STRUCK TREES ON END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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