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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Jefferson, IA · June 16, 1998

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Date
June 16, 1998 · 19:50 local
Place
Jefferson, IA
Airport
Jefferson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6771F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA203
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total2 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N6771FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7715178 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot was attempting a touch and go with three passengers in the airplane. When he rotated for liftoff, he felt the airplane did not feel right and initiated an aborted takeoff. He did not maintain directional control. The airplane exited the runway, traversed a grassy area, a roadway and impacted a ditch. The pilot said that this was the first time he had flown the airplane with three passengers. He also indicated that he had a total time in this make and model of airplane of 2.2 hours. (-23) Mr. Kleppe, private pilot certificate #475741428, was pilot-in-command of aircraft N6771F, a Piper PA-28-151. After landing, while attempting to perform a touch and go landing at the Jefferson Municipal Airport, Jefferson, Iowa, Mr. Kleppe felt that the aircraft did not respond to control inputs properly. He decided to abort and keep the aircraft on the ground. Mr. Kleppe did not have sufficient runway remaining to complete his abort and still remain on the runway. Mr. Kleppe, while applying the brakes, exited the end of the runway, went through a grass over run area, and into a ditch. No one in the aircraft received injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO WITH THREE PASSENGERS IN THE AIRPLANE. WHEN HE ROTATED FOR LIFTOFF, HE FELT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT FEEL RIGHT AND INITIATED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. HE DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY, TRAVERSED A GRASSY AREA, A ROADWAY AND IMPACTED A DITCH. THE PILOT SAID THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE WITH THREE PASSENGERS. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT HE HAD A TOTAL TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE OF 2.2 HOURS. (-23) MR. KLEPPE, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE #475741428, WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N6771F, A PIPER PA-28-151. AFTER LANDING, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE JEFFERSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JEFFERSON, IOWA, MR. KLEPPE FELT THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO CONTROL INPUTS PROPERLY. HE DECIDED TO ABORT AND KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. MR. KLEPPE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO COMPLETE HIS ABORT AND STILL REMAIN ON THE RUNWAY. MR. KLEPPE, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, EXITED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH A GRASS OVER RUN AREA, AND INTO A DITCH. NO ONE IN THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED INJURIES.

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 CHI98LA203Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJefferson, IAthe pilot's lack of total experience in this type of aircraft and his failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff. A factor was the ditch.Jun 17, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6771F · 1

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

Incident 20070428005639ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Bay St Louis, MS(-23) During touch and go at 66Y pilot applied power. Lost aircraft power after 5 seconds during takeoff. Aborted takeoff. Aircraft ran into a swamp at the end of the runway.Apr 28, 2007 · Minor damage