# Accident 20030613021219A: Piper PA24, Harvey, ND, June 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2003, 15:16 local time
- Place: Harvey, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7699° N, 99.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7699&lon=-99.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21533, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21533-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030613021219A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA160), Jun 13, 2003: Piper PA-24 (N21533), Harvey, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The aborted takeoff not performed by the pilot. The inadequate short field takeoff procedure by the pilot and the short grass runway were contributing factors.

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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