19951015045329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · Waveland, IN · October 15, 1995

Date: October 15, 1995 · 17:50 local
Place: Waveland, IN
Airport: Shades State Park Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N834A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA008
Reported as: Piper PA22
Reported engine: Lycoming O290D
Fatal injuries: 0

N834ARegistration cancelled Mar 6, 1996 · Piper PA-22S/N 22134 Airframe modelPiper PA-22

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What happened

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Short field takeoff full flaps. Then dumped same. Settled. Impacted wing low. (-23) N834A, a PA-22, departed runway 27 at Shades State park at approx. 5:00 pm CST. On 10/15/95. The aircraft was rotated at 60 mph and full flaps applied for a short field take off. An immediate left turn was made to stay clear of the trees at the west end of the runway. The flaps were raised after turning and the aircraft began to sink. A left turn again was made in an attempt to exit what the pilot felt was a large down draft. The airspeed was a little low and the aircraft at 100 ft AGL was sinking. The pilot used the carburetor heat and checked both mags. The nose was slightly lowered in an attempt to gain airspeed and the altitude loss increased. The aircraft impacted the ground and rolled inverted. The pilot and 2 passengers sustained minor injuries. The aircraft received substantial damage including the gear, fuselage, wings, flight controls, empennage, engine compartment, and prop.

As the FAA filed it

SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF FULL FLAPS. THEN DUMPED SAME. SETTLED. IMPACTED WING LOW. (-23) N834A, A PA-22, DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT SHADES STATE PARK AT APPROX. 5:00 PM CST. ON 10/15/95. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED AT 60 MPH AND FULL FLAPS APPLIED FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF. AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN WAS MADE TO STAY CLEAR OF THE TREES AT THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLAPS WERE RAISED AFTER TURNING AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK. A LEFT TURN AGAIN WAS MADE IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXIT WHAT THE PILOT FELT WAS A LARGE DOWN DRAFT. THE AIRSPEED WAS A LITTLE LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT AT 100 FT AGL WAS SINKING. THE PILOT USED THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND CHECKED BOTH MAGS. THE NOSE WAS SLIGHTLY LOWERED IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND THE ALTITUDE LOSS INCREASED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND ROLLED INVERTED. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING THE GEAR, FUSELAGE, WINGS, FLIGHT CONTROLS, EMPENNAGE, ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND PROP.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI96LA008Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrawfordsville, INThe pilot's premature raising of the flaps and the low airspeed.Oct 15, 1995 · Destroyed