# Accident 19990612047299A: Piper PA28140, Grandjunction, CO, June 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1999, 15:45 local time
- Place: Grandjunction, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0308° N, 108.4300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0308&lon=-108.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7556R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7556R-2000-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 1 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612047299A

## Narrative

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

(.4) WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A 2,250 FOOT LONG PRIVATE AIR STRIP THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND OFF THE END OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY WAS DIRT SURFACE AND THE PILOT WAS MAKING HIS TAKEOFF TO THE EAST.  WIND AT THE TIME WAS FROM 290 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 17 KNOTS.  AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN 70 POUNDS OF ITS MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT AND THAT THE TAKEOFF CHART UPPER LIMIT WAS 7,000 FOOT DENSITY ALTITUDE.  THE ACTUAL DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 7,700 FEET.  ACCORDING TO THE CHART, WHICH WAS BASED ON A HARD SURFACE RUNWAY, NO WIND, AND THE AIRCRAFT AT MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT, THE TAKEOFF ROLL SHOULD HAVE BEEN 1,750 FEET.  THE CHART ALSO STATED THAT EXTENDING THE CURVES ABOVE THE 7,000 FOOT UPPER LIMIT WAS NOT PERMISSIBLE.  THE PILOT SAID HE THOUGHT HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR DURING ROTATION.                                                           (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #DEN99LA101

## 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 DEN99LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA101), Jun 12, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N7556R), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation for the runway and the environment in which he intended to fly. Factors were high-density altitude and a dirt runway.

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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