# Accident 19971019045419A: Piper PA28151, Vashon, WA, October 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1997, 16:35 local time
- Place: Vashon, WA
- Airport: Vashon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4586° N, 122.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VASHON MUNI (2S1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4586&lon=-122.4770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5987F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5987F-2018-01-03) (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 O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019045419A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AFTER TAKEOFF, HE BELIEVED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER ABORTING THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS PUSHED UP THROUGH THE WING AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS WET, WITH FAIRLY FRESH MOWED GRASS, WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO A LONGER THAN NORMAL TAKEOFF RUN. HE NOTED THAT HE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND HE FOUND A LOT OF GRASS IN THE WHEEL PANTS.

## 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 SEA98LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA005), Oct 19, 1997: Piper PA-28-151 (N5987F), Vashon, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A misjudged soft field takeoff. Factors include wet grass.

## Other reports on N5987F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780625017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625017899A), Jun 25, 1978: Piper PA28151 (N5987F), Methow, WA, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines over river. Cont flt & lnd ok.

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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