# Accident 20030205002609A: Piper PA24, Halstead, KS, February 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2003, 17:02 local time
- Place: Halstead, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0314° N, 97.5092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0314&lon=-97.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5681P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5681P-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,300 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030205002609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE AFTERNOON OF FEBRUARY 5, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM CST, MR. MICHAEL MAWHIRTER WAS PIC OF N5861P DURING TAKEOFF FROM A HALSTEAD, KS PRIVATE AIRFIELD. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE AN AIRCRAFT CHECK-OUT TO MR. DAVID MACAULIFFE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA064), Feb 5, 2003: Piper PA-24-180 (N5681P), Halstead, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the flight crew to execute an aborted takeoff when acceleration degraded and the improper soft field takeoff procedure as flown by the private pilot. Contributing factors were inadequate…

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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