What happened
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(.19) On July 22, 2001, at 2100 central daylight time, a Piper PA-38-112, N23475, operated by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when it overran runway 17 (1,918 feet by 200 feet, dry grass/turf) at the Tracy municipal airport, Tracy, Minnesota, went through crops, and impacted two fences during takeoff roll. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The instructor pilot and dual student on board the airplane reported no injuries. The cross-country flight was originating at the time of the accident. A federal aviation administration inspector examined the airplane at the accident scene. The airplane was resting upright in a soybean field south of the airport. Preceding the airplane, 40 foot long tire marks were observed in an alfalfa field just off the end of the runway. The airport perimeter fence approximately 200 feet from the end of the runway was broken. Additionally, the perimeter fence around the soybean field was broken. The airplane's left main landing gear was located at this fence. The airplane's cowling was crushed aft and be nt. The airplane's nose gear was broken aft. The bottom 1/4 of the airplane's firewall was bent aft. The propeller showed torsional bending and chordwise scratches. Both wings were crushed aft along the wings' leading edges. The fuselage was twisted aft of the doors. The empennage was twisted left approximately 30 degrees. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls and other airplane systems revealed no anomailies. (-23) on 07/22/01 at 0130Z (2030 local) a Piper PA-38-112 owned by midwest aviation and operated by matt h. sederstrom (giving a bfr to harvey roepke certificate number 474524675) attempted to make a soft field takeoff from the Tracy MN (Y68) airport. The aircraft struck the airport perimeter fence and crashed in a soybean field south of the airport. VFR conditions prevailed at the time, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage, Mr. Sederstrom received a small cut on his hand, Mr. Roepke was uninjured. The PIC (sederstrom) holds a commercial certificate (asel/amel) with instrument and instructor ratings.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 22, 2001, AT 2100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112, N23475, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT OVERRAN RUNWAY 17 (1,918 FEET BY 200 FEET, DRY GRASS/TURF) AT THE TRACY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TRACY, MINNESOTA, WENT THROUGH CROPS, AND IMPACTED TWO FENCES DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND DUAL STUDENT ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RESTING UPRIGHT IN A SOYBEAN FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. PRECEDING THE AIRPLANE, 40 FOOT LONG TIRE MARKS WERE OBSERVED IN AN ALFALFA FIELD JUST OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS BROKEN. ADDITIONALLY, THE PERIMETER FENCE AROUND THE SOYBEAN FIELD WAS BROKEN. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS LOCATED AT THIS FENCE. THE AIRPLANE'S COWLING WAS CRUSHED AFT AND BE NT. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN AFT. THE BOTTOM 1/4 OF THE AIRPLANE'S FIREWALL WAS BENT AFT. THE PROPELLER SHOWED TORSIONAL BENDING AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHES. BOTH WINGS WERE CRUSHED AFT ALONG THE WINGS' LEADING EDGES. THE FUSELAGE WAS TWISTED AFT OF THE DOORS. THE EMPENNAGE WAS TWISTED LEFT APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMAILIES. (-23) ON 07/22/01 AT 0130Z (2030 LOCAL) A PIPER PA-38-112 OWNED BY MIDWEST AVIATION AND OPERATED BY MATT H. SEDERSTROM (GIVING A BFR TO HARVEY ROEPKE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 474524675) ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM THE TRACY MN (Y68) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND CRASHED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, MR. SEDERSTROM RECEIVED A SMALL CUT ON HIS HAND, MR. ROEPKE WAS UNINJURED. THE PIC (SEDERSTROM) HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL/AMEL) WITH INSTRUMENT AND INSTRUCTOR RATINGS.
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