# Accident 19940920029139A: Piper PA28R200, Oakland, MD, September 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1994, 19:00 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4090° N, 79.4104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4090&lon=-79.4104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2815T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2815T-1995-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940920029139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. (.4)THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE AND THREE OTHER PILOTS WERE PLANNING TO FLY TO AN AVIATION SAFETY MEETING.  A PREFLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND FUEL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN.  AFTER THE RUN-UP, FLAPS WERE SET TO 10 DEGREES AND FULL POWER WAS APPLIED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE AIRPLANE ROTATED NEAR THE END OF THE 3,000 FOOT RUNWAY, CLIMBED ABOUT 40 FEET AND SETTLED DOWN INTO THE TREES.  THE PILOT STATED THAT NO DEFICIENCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE ENGINE AND AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF.  EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 175 POUNDS OVER THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF, THE AIRPORT DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 4,500 FEET, AND THE TAKEOFF RUNWAY HAD A 0.5% UP-SLOPE GRADE.  THE PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL SPECIFIES A 25 DEGREE FLAP SETTING, WITH FULL POWER APPLIED BEFORE BRAKE RELEASE, FOR AN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC94LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA180), Sep 20, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2815T), Oakland, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation in which the pilot attempted a high density altitude takeoff, up-slope, with the airplane over the maximum allowable gross weight, utilizing…

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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