# Accident 19990704008269A: Piper PA28180, Chuckey, TN, July 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1999, 16:45 local time
- Place: Chuckey, TN
- Airport: Hufaker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2409° N, 82.7096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2409&lon=-82.7096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9361J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9361J-2001-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990704008269A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO POND. (.19) ON JULY 4, 1999, AT 1645 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N9361J, DITCHED IN A POND FOLLOWING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIR STRIP NEAR CHUCKEY, TENNESSEE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CHUCKEY, TENNESSEE, AT 1644. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF FROM THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT CHUCKEY ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE RUNWAY A CLIMB PROFILE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ONTO THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, AND ROLLED OFF THE DEPARTURE END. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM GRASS STRIP DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE SUFFICIENT LIFT TO ADEQUATELY CLEAR OBSTACLES AT THE END OF RUNWAY. ABORTED TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED THEN CONTINUED BANKED AIRCRAFT TO RIGHT MISSING POWER LINES AND A FENCE BUT CLIPPED A POWER POLE LEFT WING AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN POND.  HIGH TEMPERATURE S, HUMIDITY AND DENSITY ALTITUDE WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. (.4) SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE RUNWAY, A CLIMB PROFILE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF PROCEDURE. WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING, THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE, AND THE AIRPLANE DITCHED IN A NEARBY POND. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF HIS ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF,  SEVERAL OTHER AIRPLANES HAD DEPARTED THE AIRSTRIP WITHOUT EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM. A REVIEW OF CURRENT WEATHER DATA FROM THE NEAREST REPORTING FACILITY DISCLOSED THAT CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR  ICE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 90 DEGREES, AND THE DEW POINT WAS 72 DEGREES.

## 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 ATL99LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA104), Jul 4, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N9361J), Chuckey, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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