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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Harvey, ND · June 13, 2003

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Date
June 13, 2003 · 15:16 local
Place
Harvey, ND
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21533
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA160
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total250 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N21533Registration cancelled Nov 4, 2013 · Piper PA-24S/N 24-1187Airframe modelPiper PA-24

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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 pilot, operating under 14 CFR part 91, reported that during his takeoff from a grass runway used by an agricultural aircraft operator, the aircraft did not accelerate as he had previously experienced with this model. The runway was approximately 2500 feet long at an altitude of approximately 1600 feet/msl. The temperature was estimated at 80 degrees fahrenheit. Immediately after lift off the aircraft began to sink and lose airspeed. The pilot, faced with rising terrain, elected to attempt a precautionary landig in a meadow. The meadow was quite soft and wet, with a large stream flowing through it. On touch down, the nose landing gear sank about two feet into the soft ground. The aircraft then pivoted on the nose wheel 180 degrees and slid backwards about 50 feet. During this action the right main gear collapsed and the right wing was severely damaged. No fire or injuries resulted. The pilot is also a licensed aircraft mechanic with inspector authorization (IA). He reported that all aircraft systems were performing normally during the run-up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, REPORTED THAT DURING HIS TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS RUNWAY USED BY AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATOR, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE AS HE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED WITH THIS MODEL. THE RUNWAY WAS APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET LONG AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET/MSL. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ESTIMATED AT 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK AND LOSE AIRSPEED. THE PILOT, FACED WITH RISING TERRAIN, ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDIG IN A MEADOW. THE MEADOW WAS QUITE SOFT AND WET, WITH A LARGE STREAM FLOWING THROUGH IT. ON TOUCH DOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SANK ABOUT TWO FEET INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PIVOTED ON THE NOSE WHEEL 180 DEGREES AND SLID BACKWARDS ABOUT 50 FEET. DURING THIS ACTION THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. NO FIRE OR INJURIES RESULTED. THE PILOT IS ALSO A LICENSED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC WITH INSPECTOR AUTHORIZATION (IA). HE REPORTED THAT ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE PERFORMING NORMALLY DURING THE RUN-UP.

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 CHI03LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHarvey, NDThe aborted takeoff not performed by the pilot. The inadequate short field takeoff procedure by the pilot and the short grass runway were contributing factors.Jun 13, 2003 · Substantial damage