# Accident 20000205023549A: Piper PA24, Alton Bay, NH, February 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Alton Bay, NH
- Airport: Alton Bay Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4776° N, 71.2370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4776&lon=-71.2370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6577P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6577P-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 69 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000205023549A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 NYC00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA072), Feb 5, 2000: Piper PA-24 (N6577P), Alton Bay, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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