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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Viburnum, MO · April 25, 2002

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Date
April 25, 2002 · 15:45 local
Place
Viburnum, MO
Airport
Viburnum Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N36555
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI02LA123
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
N36555Registered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885194 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot and three passengers weighed a total of 1,005 pounds. Airplane had 432 pounds of fuel. By the pilot's calculations after the accident, the airplane was 83.8 pounds over its 3,600 maximum gross weight and its center of gravity was at the aft limit of the envelope. Pilot estimated the wind as 270 degrees at 6 knots. Runway 27 was into the wind with rising terrain and a church at the end. Runway 9 had level unobstructed surface at the end of the runway that then sloped downward into a valley. The pilot elected to depart runwa 27. The pilot did not know and did not use the short field takeoff procedure as stated in the POH. During rotation the airplane's tail dragged on the runway. The airplane became airborne but failed to climb or accelerate. Seeing the obstacles approaching the pilot aborted the takeoff attempt and crashed on rising terrain at the end of runway 27. The airplane slid uphill approximately 125 feet in distance and 25 feet in elevation. The landing gear sheared from the airplane and the right main landing gear departed the airplane and struck the horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WEIGHED A TOTAL OF 1,005 POUNDS. AIRPLANE HAD 432 POUNDS OF FUEL. BY THE PILOT'S CALCULATIONS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS 83.8 POUNDS OVER ITS 3,600 MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND ITS CENTER OF GRAVITY WAS AT THE AFT LIMIT OF THE ENVELOPE. PILOT ESTIMATED THE WIND AS 270 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. RUNWAY 27 WAS INTO THE WIND WITH RISING TERRAIN AND A CHURCH AT THE END. RUNWAY 9 HAD LEVEL UNOBSTRUCTED SURFACE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THAT THEN SLOPED DOWNWARD INTO A VALLEY. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DEPART RUNWA 27. THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW AND DID NOT USE THE SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURE AS STATED IN THE POH. DURING ROTATION THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL DRAGGED ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE BUT FAILED TO CLIMB OR ACCELERATE. SEEING THE OBSTACLES APPROACHING THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AND CRASHED ON RISING TERRAIN AT THE END OF RUNWAY 27. THE AIRPLANE SLID UPHILL APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET IN DISTANCE AND 25 FEET IN ELEVATION. THE LANDING GEAR SHEARED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE AND STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportViburnum, MOThe pilot's improper short field takeoff planning and procedure. The takeoff weight above the maximum gross weight and the hill were contributing factors.Apr 25, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N36555 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19850206008639IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Oshkosh, WIBattery shorted out. Lost electrical power. Reversed course landing VFR.Feb 6, 1985