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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Alton Bay, NH · February 5, 2000

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Date
February 5, 2000 · 15:00 local
Place
Alton Bay, NH
Airport
Alton Bay Spb
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6577P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC00LA072
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
611 total69 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days
N6577PRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2013 · Piper PA-24S/N 24-1699 · Built 1960Airframe modelPiper PA-24Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot departed runway 01, an ice runway. During the takeoff, the airplane pulled to the left, and the pilot applied full right rudder to 'straighten out the path.' After rotation, the airplane impacted a snow bank and the pilot 'lost all control of the plane.' The pilot did not receive a weather briefing prior to his departure; however, he reported 'swirly, gusty winds' at the airport. Witnesses at the airport reported that the airplane's takeoff roll was much shorter than other airplanes. Approximately 20 feet off the ground, the airplane 'bobbled, stalled, and descended rapidly,' impacting a snow bank to the left of the runway. (-23)during takeoff roll, the pilot had difficulty keeping the aircraft on the center of an ice runway. Shortly after left off, control of aircraft was lost and the propeller made contact with the left side of runway at a steep angle. Subsequently the aircraft contacted a snow bank about halfway down the ice runway damaging the left wing and shearing off the left main and nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 01, AN ICE RUNWAY. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE LEFT, AND THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO 'STRAIGHTEN OUT THE PATH.' AFTER ROTATION, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A SNOW BANK AND THE PILOT 'LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE PLANE.' THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE; HOWEVER, HE REPORTED 'SWIRLY, GUSTY WINDS' AT THE AIRPORT. WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S TAKEOFF ROLL WAS MUCH SHORTER THAN OTHER AIRPLANES. APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OFF THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE 'BOBBLED, STALLED, AND DESCENDED RAPIDLY,' IMPACTING A SNOW BANK TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. (-23)DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTER OF AN ICE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER LEFT OFF, CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WAS LOST AND THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT A STEEP ANGLE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A SNOW BANK ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE ICE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND SHEARING OFF THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC00LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlton Bay, NHThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.Feb 5, 2000 · Substantial damage