# Accident 20021213035659A: Piper PA28181, Greensburg, IN, December 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2002, 23:45 local time
- Place: Greensburg, IN
- Airport: County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3269° N, 85.5225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3269&lon=-85.5225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N793MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N793MA-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021213035659A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA038), Dec 13, 2002: Piper PA28-181 (N793MA), Greensburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure 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…

## Other reports on N793MA (2)

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

- [Accident 20170708011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170708011489A), Jul 8, 2017: Piper PA-28-181 (N793MA), Waterford, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 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…
- [Accident 20060409014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060409014009A), Apr 9, 2006: Piper PA28181 (N793MA), Logansport, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings, aircraft bounced, pilot lost control of aircraft, prop struck runway, engine mount broke at landing gear…

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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