20021213035659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Greensburg, IN · December 13, 2002

Date: December 13, 2002 · 23:45 local
Place: Greensburg, IN
Airport: County Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N793MA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA038
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries: 0

N793MARegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2020 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843193 · Built 1998 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) The takeoff was attempted during a heavy snow storm with approximately 1.5" of slush on rwy 36. After rotation, the aircraft skidded and directional control was lost. The aircraft departed rwy 36, drifting approximately 10 feet left of the runway. Then the aircraft crossed back over the runway, drifting approximately 60 feet right of the runway. Then, the aircraft crossed over the runway again, after which it impacted two fences and came to a rest approximately 130 feet left of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED DURING A HEAVY SNOW STORM WITH APPROXIMATELY 1.5" OF SLUSH ON RWY 36. AFTER ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 36, DRIFTING APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THEN THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED BACK OVER THE RUNWAY, DRIFTING APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THEN, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER THE RUNWAY AGAIN, AFTER WHICH IT IMPACTED TWO FENCES AND CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

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 CHI03LA038Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreensburg, INFailure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors included inadequate planning/decision by the pilot for attempting to depart from the slush covered runway, the slush covered runway itself, and the falling snow.Dec 13, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N793MA · 2

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

Accident 20170708011489ADescent · Waterford, OHOn 07/08/2017 Dr. Kalapatapu umamaheswara, a private pilot with an instrument rating (certificate number 460515667) was piloting N793MA (a Piper PA-28-181, s/n 2843193) from logansport (ggp) Indiana to parkersgurg west Virginia (pkb) with his wife on board.…Jul 8, 2017 · Destroyed · 2 fatal Accident 20060409014009ATouch And Go Landing · Logansport, IN(-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings, aircraft bounced, pilot lost control of aircraft, prop struck runway, engine mount broke at landing gear attachment point and bent firewall. Nose landing gear bent backward and caused a hole in belly.Apr 9, 2006 · Substantial damage