# Accident 20000629011909A: Piper PA36285, Bovina, TX, June 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bovina, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: R13G
- Location: 34.5107° N, 102.8801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5107&lon=-102.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57596, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57596-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000629011909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. GERRY BLACK WAS THE PILOT ON COMMAND OF N57596 WHICH CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF IN BOVINA, TX. HE WAS OPERATING UNDER FAR 137 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 200 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL.  DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN, HE DID NOT USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND PREMATURELY GOT THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE NOR FLY OUT OF THE GROUND EFFECT.  HE THEN STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A SPRINKLER SYSTEM.  HE WAS UNABLE TO DUMP THE LOAD BECAUSE HE MISMANAGED THE LOAD DUMP CONTROLS WHICH SUBSQUENTLY RESULTED IN THE AICRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW00LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA189), Jun 29, 2000: Piper PA-36-285 (N57596), Bovina, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the pilot exceeding the aircraft's takeoff performance. Factors were the high density altitude and the pilot's delayed load jettison.

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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