19880329052269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Tidioute, PA · March 29, 1988

Date
March 29, 1988 · 15:00 local
Place
Tidioute, PA
Airport
Tidioute Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36440
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA114
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total66 in this make and model63 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.

Failed to accelerate on short field takeoff. Settled to ground off end of short strip. Blamed windshear on liftoff.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. SETTLED TO GROUND OFF END OF SHORT STRIP. BLAMED WINDSHEAR ON LIFTOFF.

NTSB investigation

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