# Incident 19960929034049I: Piper PA28R200, Richlands, VA, September 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1996, 09:40 local time
- Place: Richlands, VA
- Airport: Tazewell County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0637° N, 81.7983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAZEWELL COUNTY (JFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0637&lon=-81.7983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7KL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7KL-2020-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 22 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960929034049I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N7KL DEPARTED RICHLANDS, VA AIRPORT (6VE) ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WITH AKRON, OHIO, AS THE DESTINATION AND FOUR (4) PEOPLE ONBOARD. IMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND ONLY THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT HELD AN INSTRUMENT RATING AND WAS ACTING AS SAFETY PILOT WHILE THE CONTROLS WERE BEING OPERATED BY THE OCCUPANT OF THE LEFT FRONT SEAT. SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BUT MANAGED TO KEEP FLYING AND CONTINUE TO CLIMB INTO VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON COURSE UNTIL THE PILOT REPORTED A VIBRATION AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT BECKLEY, WV (BKW) AND CHECK FOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT IT HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND SMALL DENTS TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AND STABILATOR. PAINT WAS MISSING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE FIBERGLASS WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AT BKW PENDING REPAIRS. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N7KL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200426010349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200426010349I), Apr 26, 2020: Piper PA-28R-200 (N7KL), Bunkie, LA, Minor damage. The pilot pulled the aircraft out of the hangar, performed a pre-flight inspection and he then prepared to start the aircraft. As soon as the engine started…

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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