# Accident 20030618011189A: Piper PA28180, Green River, UT, June 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2003, 19:05 local time
- Place: Green River, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0203° N, 110.4511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0203&lon=-110.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2537R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2537R-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 240 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030618011189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAKING OFF A 2100 FOOT DIRT AND GRAVEL BACK COUNTRY RUNWAY. PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF USING ONLY 1800 FEET OF RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, PILOT PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND, IT FAILED TO FLY AND BOUNCED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, HE FORCED IT OFF AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRBORNE AT APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED TALL TAMARASK BRUSH OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE USING MIXTURE, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE INTO THE BRUSH, ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST JUST SHORT OF FALLING OFF A RIVERBANK INTO A RIVER.

## 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 DEN03LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA108), Jun 19, 2003: Piper PA 28-180 (N2537R), Green River, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: pilot's improper preflight planning and failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors include improper short field takeoff procedures and the high vegetation at the end of the runway.

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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