What happened
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(.4) The airplane impacted trees when it veered off runway 16 after an aborted takeoff during an instructional flight. During takeoff, the airplane climbed to an altitude of 5 feet above the runway before settling back onto the runway. The certified flight instructor took control of the airplane and applied maximum braking but was unable to stop. He then veered the airplane off the runway in an attempt to avoid running off a steep slope and a swamp located beyond the end of the runway. Winds reported at a weather station located 34 miles northeast of the airport were 260 at 7 KTS. There are several FAA publications which address settling onto the runway after liftoff in regards to high rotational rates, rotation speed, ground effect, and downwind takeoffs. (.19) on April 13, 2001, at 1625 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161, N3573S, operated by Culver educational foundation, was substantially damaged during an aborted takeoff when it veered off runway 34 (2,400 feet by 65 feet, asphalt) and contacted trees. The commercial certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were not injured. The 14 CFR part 91 instructio nal flight was departing Fleet field (IN73), Culver, Indiana, on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. (-23) instructor reported that the aircraft did not appear to be accelerating normally. An aborted takeoff was executed. The aircraft impacted trees and came to rest and received substantial damage as a result of that impact. Winds were light and variable as reported by the instructor. Temperature and humidity were both high that day. Post accident inspection of the engine operation revealed no abnormalities.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES WHEN IT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 16 AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY BEFORE SETTLING BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP. HE THEN VEERED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID RUNNING OFF A STEEP SLOPE AND A SWAMP LOCATED BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WINDS REPORTED AT A WEATHER STATION LOCATED 34 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT WERE 260 AT 7 KTS. THERE ARE SEVERAL FAA PUBLICATIONS WHICH ADDRESS SETTLING ONTO THE RUNWAY AFTER LIFTOFF IN REGARDS TO HIGH ROTATIONAL RATES, ROTATION SPEED, GROUND EFFECT, AND DOWNWIND TAKEOFFS. (.19) ON APRIL 13, 2001, AT 1625 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N3573S, OPERATED BY CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN IT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 34 (2,400 FEET BY 65 FEET, ASPHALT) AND CONTACTED TREES. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIO NAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING FLEET FIELD (IN73), CULVER, INDIANA, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (-23) INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ACCELERATING NORMALLY. AN ABORTED TAKEOFF WAS EXECUTED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND CAME TO REST AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THAT IMPACT. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AS REPORTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WERE BOTH HIGH THAT DAY. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE OPERATION REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.
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