# Accident 19961107046089A: Piper PA28151, Bruneau, ID, November 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bruneau, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IBMA
- Location: 42.5202° N, 115.7496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5202&lon=-115.7496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32518, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,675 total, 150 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961107046089A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT LANDED ON A SHORT STRETCH OF DIRT ROAD BECAUSE OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS OF HIS PASSENGERS. HE DID NOT PERFORM TAKEOFF DISTANCE CALCULATIONS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING THE TAKEOFF TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT COULD SUCCESSFULLY DEPART FROM THE AVAILABLE SURFACE. DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE END OF THE AVAILABLE ROAD PRIOR TO LIFTOFF, AND IMPACTED A DIRT BANK. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT FOLDED THE NOSE GEAR AFT AND TORE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FROM THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 SEA97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA028), Nov 7, 1996: Piper PA-28-151 (N32518), Bruneau, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to perform adequate preflight planning to ensure that the aircraft could complete a takeoff in the distance available. Factors relating to the accident included: a short takeoff…

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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