19890902033589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Paradise Valley, NV · September 2, 1989

Date
September 2, 1989 · 10:00 local
Place
Paradise Valley, NV
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83TL
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA163
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total50 in this make and model90 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 depart a soft dirt powder strip. Became airborne too late to clear a fence and dirt berm at end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO DEPART A SOFT DIRT POWDER STRIP. BECAME AIRBORNE TOO LATE TO CLEAR A FENCE AND DIRT BERM AT 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.