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FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Seminole, OK · April 25, 2004

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Date
April 25, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place
Seminole, OK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6228A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW04LA114
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total75 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N6228ARegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2005 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-78A0348 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot positioned aircraft at approximately 500 ft on an unused 3300 foot grass runway with a gravel road running down its center. Power was applied and aircraft proceeded south down the runway. Aircrafts left tire was off of gravel surface. After approximately 1000 ft the left tire entered a muddy area. The aircraft started to go to the left and started to slow down. Aircraft continued south east towards a ditch. Pilot got aircraft moving back towards centerline when left wing struck a metal pole. Aircraft bounced and left wing struck the wheel of a parked tractor. Aircraft went airborne and spun 90 degrees in a nose down attitude. Aircraft proceeded southward with the nose tire dragging the ground and occasional prop strikes. Right main impacted the ground and aircraft continued south. Left main came in contact with the ground and the aircraft continued southward. Right main sheared off and bounced up and hit the right horizontal stabilizer. Aircraft then continued south till it struck two pieces of earth moving equipment. Aircraft came to rest and pilot exited aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT POSITIONED AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT ON AN UNUSED 3300 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY WITH A GRAVEL ROAD RUNNING DOWN ITS CENTER. POWER WAS APPLIED AND AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED SOUTH DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFTS LEFT TIRE WAS OFF OF GRAVEL SURFACE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT THE LEFT TIRE ENTERED A MUDDY AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GO TO THE LEFT AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTH EAST TOWARDS A DITCH. PILOT GOT AIRCRAFT MOVING BACK TOWARDS CENTERLINE WHEN LEFT WING STRUCK A METAL POLE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE WHEEL OF A PARKED TRACTOR. AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE AND SPUN 90 DEGREES IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED SOUTHWARD WITH THE NOSE TIRE DRAGGING THE GROUND AND OCCASIONAL PROP STRIKES. RIGHT MAIN IMPACTED THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTH. LEFT MAIN CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTHWARD. RIGHT MAIN SHEARED OFF AND BOUNCED UP AND HIT THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED SOUTH TILL IT STRUCK TWO PIECES OF EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT.

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 FTW04LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSeminole, OKThe pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning. A contributing factor was the pilot's use of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.Apr 25, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6228A · 1

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

Incident 19810706051909IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Haxtun, CODeparted runway on landing roll. Collapsed landing gear.Jul 6, 1981 · Minor damage