# Accident 20010702018739A: Piper PA28140, Albion, IL, July 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Albion, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3690° N, 88.0503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3690&lon=-88.0503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1828T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1828T-2009-07-09) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702018739A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 2, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, PIPER PA-28-140, N1828T, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM A BEAN FIELD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MI SOUTHWEST OF ALBION, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FERRY FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, AT TIME UNKNOWN, EN ROUTE TO DALLAS, TEXAS. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE BEAN FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. AFTER WORKING ON THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL LINES, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON A GRAVEL ROAD NEXT TO THE BEAN FIELD. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE STARTED TO "MISS" AND THE PILOT LANDED ON THE GRAVEL ROAD AND IMPACTED A DITCH.                                       (-23) ON JULY 2, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, PIPER PA-28-140, N1828T, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM A BEAN FIELD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MI SOUTHWEST OF ALBION, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOG ICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FERRY FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, AT TIME UNKNOWN, EN ROUTE TO DALLAS, TEXAS. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE BEAN FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. AFTER WORKING ON THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL LINES AND EXHAUST, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON A GRAVEL ROAD NEXT TO THE BEAN FIELD. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE STARTED TO "MISS" AND THE PILOT LANDED ON THE GRAVEL ROAD AND IMPACTED A DITCH.

## 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 CHI01LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA199), Jul 2, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N1828T), Albion, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the maintenance performed on the airplane by the unqualified pilot The unsuitable takeoff area selected by the pilot was an additional cause. The ditch was a contributing factor.

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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