# Accident 20001126040259A: Piper PA60601P, Preston, MN, November 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Preston, MN
- Airport: Fillmore County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6692° N, 92.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6692&lon=-92.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N713HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N713HM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001126040259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2000, A PIPER PA60-601P AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF FROM FILLMORE COUNTY AIRPORT, PRESTON, MN STRUCK TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO MOLINE, IL (MLI). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND BOTH WINGS. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR GAVE AN ERRONEOUS READING AS TO THE ACTUAL AIRCRAFT SPEED. FOG WAS PRESENT AT THE AIRPORT, WITH REPORTED TEMPERATURE OF 23 F, DEW POINT 21 F, ALTIMETER 29.86"HG, VISIBILITY 0.06 SM, 100 FEET OBSCURED. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD MUD DAUBER NEST CLEANED OUT OF THE PITOT SYSTEM WEEKS EARLIER AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF A LACK OF ENGINE POWER OR PERFORMANCE.

## 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 CHI01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA042), Nov 26, 2000: Aerostar PA-60-601P (N713HM), Preston, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: altitude/clearance from the trees not being obtained/maintained by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the trees and the contamination of the pitot/static system.

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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