20010127000559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Detroit, MI · January 27, 2001

Date: January 27, 2001 · 09:55 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Willow Run
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1919H
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
Pilot’s flight hours: 615 total98 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N1919HRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2008 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780202 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot and a student was cleared to take off on runway 27L. They noticed snow blowing across runway and what appeared to be finger drifts. They did see clear pavement and with the student in the left seat, started a full power take off. As they pressed down the runway they encountered snow drifts on the runway, which was affecting the performance of aircraft. After about 800' of take off they were running out of open runway. The instructor looked down to check the airspeed indicator and when he looked back up they were pointed off the runway. At this point trainer pulled power and applied right rudder. At about the intersection of 27L and 32 went off the runway onto the grass, striking a threshold (runway) light. Contacted tower and informed them of incident and asked for clearance to return to signature ramp. The airport ground crew took pilot out to area of incident and noted snow drifts of 3 to 10" deep. A mechanic was called and determined that prop needed repair.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT AND A STUDENT WAS CLEARED TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 27L. THEY NOTICED SNOW BLOWING ACROSS RUNWAY AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE FINGER DRIFTS. THEY DID SEE CLEAR PAVEMENT AND WITH THE STUDENT IN THE LEFT SEAT, STARTED A FULL POWER TAKE OFF. AS THEY PRESSED DOWN THE RUNWAY THEY ENCOUNTERED SNOW DRIFTS ON THE RUNWAY, WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF AIRCRAFT. AFTER ABOUT 800' OF TAKE OFF THEY WERE RUNNING OUT OF OPEN RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND WHEN HE LOOKED BACK UP THEY WERE POINTED OFF THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT TRAINER PULLED POWER AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER. AT ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF 27L AND 32 WENT OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS, STRIKING A THRESHOLD (RUNWAY) LIGHT. CONTACTED TOWER AND INFORMED THEM OF INCIDENT AND ASKED FOR CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO SIGNATURE RAMP. THE AIRPORT GROUND CREW TOOK PILOT OUT TO AREA OF INCIDENT AND NOTED SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 10" DEEP. A MECHANIC WAS CALLED AND DETERMINED THAT PROP NEEDED REPAIR.

Other reports on N1919H · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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