# Accident 19910822036239A: Piper PA22135, Mead, WA, August 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: Mead, WA
- Airport: Mead Flying Service Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8310° N, 117.2103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8310&lon=-117.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3781A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3781A-1995-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,723 total, 364 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BEGAN DOWNWIND TAKEOFF NEAR GROSS AND HOT DAY. UNABLE TO LIFT ABORTED. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA218), Aug 22, 1991: Piper PA-22-135 (N3781A), Mead, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT, AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDIITON.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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