# Incident 19980714031249I: Piper PA28181, Washington Isla, WI, July 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1998, 19:05 local time
- Place: Washington Isla, WI
- Airport: Washington Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3883° N, 86.9240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON ISLAND (2P2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3883&lon=-86.9240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3016M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3016M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714031249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS RUNWAY WITH AN UPHILL SLOPE AND 50-60' TREES AT THE END. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE WELL DOWN. THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTS CLIMB PERFORMED WAS MINIMAL. WHEN HE BECAME AWARE THAT HE WOULD NOT CLEAR THE TREES HE SHUT THE SIGNAL DOWN AND LANDED IN TALL GRASS OLD SMALL TREES.

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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