# Accident 19990523043559A: Piper PA28140, Sedro Wooley, WA, May 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sedro Wooley, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5206° N, 122.0707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5206&lon=-122.0707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6216W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6216W-2013-07-23) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990523043559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE A/C WAS INSPECTED FOR AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE FUEL, IGNITION, OR INTAKE SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKES SUGGESTING A DRAGGING BRAKE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LEFT THE FLAPS UP UNTIL ROTATION WHEN HE LOWERED THEM TO DEGREES. HIS AIRSPEED WAS 55 MPH. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WHEN HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT CLIMB ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE TREES BEYOND THE AIRFIELD.

## 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 SEA99LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA069), May 23, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N6216W), Lyman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper execution of takeoff procedures, and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Contributing factors were the fence post and trees.

## Other reports on N6216W (1)

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

- [Incident 19900506014169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900506014169I), May 6, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N6216W), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway into a ditch.

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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