# Accident 19990507045629A: Piper PA28235, Sulphur Springs, TX, May 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1999, 16:15 local time
- Place: Sulphur Springs, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 33.1394° N, 95.6093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1394&lon=-95.6093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9009W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9009W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990507045629A

## Narrative

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

(-23)OWNER/OPERATOR STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL, BUT GROUND SPEED DID NOT RISE ABOVE 65-70 MPH. PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF TOO LATE AND GROUND LOOPED A/C TO PREVENT RUNNING INTO TREES AT END OF RUNWAY.  A/C STRUCK BRUSH PILE AND DAMAGED RIGHT WING.  NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND A/C STOPPED IN SHALLOW DITCH.  GRASS ON RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 12" - 14" HIGH.

## 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 FTW99LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA136), May 7, 1999: Piper PA-28-235 (N9009W), Sulphur Springs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot-in-command. Factors were the short runway, the tall grass, and the tree.

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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