# Accident 20010512010889A: Piper PA28140, Elizabethtown, KY, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 19:40 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, KY
- Airport: Addington Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7008° N, 85.8700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7008&lon=-85.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6899W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6899W-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 557 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512010889A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRMAN INITIATED TAKEOFF ON RWY 05 AT KEKX, AT APPROX 80 MPH IAS A/C VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED RWY 05 AT A 40 TO 45 ANGLE. A/C CONTINUED FOR APPROX. 375' BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE COWLING,  NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS SUSTAINED.  EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT AIRMAN FAILED TO TAKE PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION, I.E. CLOSE THROTTLE.                                                            (.4) ON MAY 12, 2001, ABOUT 1940 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N6899W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AT ADDINGTON FIELD (EKX), ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND HIS PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 05. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL JUST BEFORE LIFTOFF, WHEN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER WITH NO EFFECT. WHEN HE SAW THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TO VEER OFF T HE RUNWAY, HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND APPLIED BOTH BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH THE MEDIAN BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY, OVER THE TAXIWAY, AND INTO A DITCH. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THE WEATHER WAS "CLEAR, THE RUNWAY WAS DRY, THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND NOT A FACTOR." WEATHER, RECORDED AT AN AIRPORT 60 MILES TO THE NORTH ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, INCLUDED WINDS FROM 020, AT 11 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC01LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA124), May 12, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N6899W), Elizabethtown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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