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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Manhattan, KS · October 14, 2000

Date: October 14, 2000 · 13:00 local
Place: Manhattan, KS
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6107P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA012
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries: 0

N6107PRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1206 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) N6107P had sat in a barn on a private airfield since 1979. There was a ferry permit to move N6107P from the short, private grass field to a topeka billard field for maintenance. With 30 gallons of fuel and one passenger, contrary to the provisions of the ferry permit, pilot attempted to take off. The a/c struck trees at the end of the field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N6107P HAD SAT IN A BARN ON A PRIVATE AIRFIELD SINCE 1979. THERE WAS A FERRY PERMIT TO MOVE N6107P FROM THE SHORT, PRIVATE GRASS FIELD TO A TOPEKA BILLARD FIELD FOR MAINTENANCE. WITH 30 GALLONS OF FUEL AND ONE PASSENGER, CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FERRY PERMIT, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF. THE A/C STRUCK TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD.

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 CHI01LA012Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportManhattan, KSthe inadequate soft field takeoff procedure by the pilot and his failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the high grass on the runway, the pilots disregard for the runway conditions, his lack of total experience in the aircraft, the trees, and the pilots…Oct 14, 2000 · Destroyed