# Accident 20001014017219A: Piper PA24250, Manhattan, KS, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1908° N, 96.5903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1908&lon=-96.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6107P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6107P-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014017219A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI01LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA012), Oct 14, 2000: Piper PA-24-250 (N6107P), Manhattan, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: the 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…

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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