# Accident 19980616013689A: Piper PA28151, Jefferson, IA, June 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1998, 19:50 local time
- Place: Jefferson, IA
- Airport: Jefferson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0091° N, 94.3702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0091&lon=-94.3702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6771F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6771F) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 2 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616013689A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI98LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA203), Jun 17, 1998: Piper PA28-151 (N6771F), Jefferson, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

## Other reports on N6771F (1)

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

- [Incident 20070428005639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070428005639I), Apr 28, 2007: Piper PA28151 (N6771F), Bay St Louis, MS, Minor damage. (-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…

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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