# Accident 20020719027699A: Piper PA28140, El Dorado Spgs, MO, July 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: El Dorado Spgs, MO
- Airport: El Dorado Springs Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8567° N, 93.9992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8567&lon=-93.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8220N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8220N-2002-10-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020719027699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR-RATED PASSENGER WERE DEPARTING SOD RUNWAY 18 FROM THE RUNWAY 4-22 INTERSECTION. THE AIRPLANE WAS PROPERLY CONFIGURED WITH 25 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR THE 1,830 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING FROM THE INTERSECTION. APPROXIMATELY 2/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE INSUFFICIENT DISTANCE REMAINING AND RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO REJECT THE TAKEOFF. FOLLOWING ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE PASSENGER, THE PILOT REAPPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO CONTINUE. THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY BECAME AIRBORNE BEFORE STRIKING TREES APPROXIMATELY 120 YARDS BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE CHEROKEE 140 PILOT'S GUIDE, UNDER THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS PRESENT AND USING PROPER SHORT FIELD TECHNIQUE, THE TAKEOFF DISTANCE TO CLEAR A 50-FOOT OBSTACLE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 2175 FEET. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI02LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA205), Jul 19, 2002: Piper PA28-140 (N8220N), El Dorado Sprgs, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure by the flight crew to abort the takeoff, as well as a failure by the flight instructor to properly monitor takeoff performance. Contributing factors to the accident were the flight crew's…

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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