19990607044979A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Traer, IA · June 7, 1999

Date
June 7, 1999 · 19:30 local
Place
Traer, IA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4525R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA179
Reported as
Piper PA28140

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What happened

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(Tty)aircraft did not gain enough speed on take-off and was attempting to abort the take-off when it slid off the rwy and struck a pile of dirt, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)the pilot stated the runway was very rough and during takeoff the aircraft didn't appear to accelerate and obtain proper flying speed, so he decided to abort the takeoff. During the roll out the aircraft drifted to the right edge of the runway where it impacted a pile of dirt which extended into the runway area, causing substantial damage to the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

(TTY)AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ENOUGH SPEED ON TAKE-OFF AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF WHEN IT SLID OFF THE RWY AND STRUCK A PILE OF DIRT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)THE PILOT STATED THE RUNWAY WAS VERY ROUGH AND DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T APPEAR TO ACCELERATE AND OBTAIN PROPER FLYING SPEED, SO HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. DURING THE ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT IMPACTED A PILE OF DIRT WHICH EXTENDED INTO THE RUNWAY AREA, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.