What happened
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(.19) On December 24, 2001, at 0855 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28RT-201, N3023K, failed to climb after takeoff on runway 21L and settled back onto a taxiway at Ernest a. Love field, Prescott, Arizona. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The personal flight was operated by the owner under 14 CFR part 91, and was destined for sacramento, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot had filed a visual flight rules flight plan; however, the flight plan had not yet been activated. According to airport staff personnel who responded to the scene, "most of the wing surfaces" were covered with 1/8- to 3/8-inch of snow and ice. (-23) prior to departing on VFR flight pilot failed to completely clean all ice, frost and snow from aircraft wings, control surfaces and stabulator. After becoming airborne and climbing to an altitude of approximately 80 to 100 feet the aircraft stalled and impacted the ground gear up.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 24, 2001, AT 0855 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28RT-201, N3023K, FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 21L AND SETTLED BACK ONTO A TAXIWAY AT ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD, PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND WAS DESTINED FOR SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT HAD FILED A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN; HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT YET BEEN ACTIVATED. ACCORDING TO AIRPORT STAFF PERSONNEL WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, "MOST OF THE WING SURFACES" WERE COVERED WITH 1/8- TO 3/8-INCH OF SNOW AND ICE. (-23) PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON VFR FLIGHT PILOT FAILED TO COMPLETELY CLEAN ALL ICE, FROST AND SNOW FROM AIRCRAFT WINGS, CONTROL SURFACES AND STABULATOR. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AND CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND GEAR UP.
NTSB investigation
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