# Accident 19981106041219A: Piper PA28140, Liberty, MO, November 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1998, 14:50 local time
- Place: Liberty, MO
- Airport: Liberty Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2393° N, 94.4098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2393&lon=-94.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42342-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981106041219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT WAS OBSERVED PORPOISING AND DRAGGING THE TAIL DURING TAKEOFF RUN. AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 18 IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. IT WAS FOUND ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM END OF RUNWAY UNDER WATER IN A STOCK POND. LEFT WING SEPARATED ON CONTACT WITH TREES IN POND, RIGHT WING FOLDED ON IMPACT WITH WATER. PILOT DEAD AT SCENE. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 18 (2,925 FEET BY 20 FEET, ASPHALT/DRY) AT ROOSTERVILLE AIRPORT, LIBERTY, MISSOURI ON A STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT AN AIRCRAFT RUN-UP WAS COMPLETED. A WITNESS LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY, STATED THAT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXTREMELY HIGH, 45-50 DEGREES AND MOVING SLOWLY DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE WINGS TIPPING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL SCRAPED THE RUNWAY, ITS WHEELS THEN HIT AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE TIPPING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HE ADDED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN AND APPEARED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE HAD LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE OF TREES, BUT HE HEARD                            A CRASH. HE REPORTED THAT WHEN HE APPROACHED THE ACCIDENT SIGHT, HE NOTED BROKEN TREES AND A LEFT STABILIZER STICKING OUT OF THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM SHORE. INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY AREA REVEALED TWO SCRAPINGS WITHIN THE ASPHALT. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE 0 DEGREE POSITION. ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL AND ENGINE CONTINUITY WERE ESTABLISHED.

## 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 CHI99LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA024), Nov 6, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N42342), Liberty, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The excessive rotation by the pilot-in-command. The climb not obtained by the pilot-in-command, the fence and the trees were contributing factors.

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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