# Accident 20060131012239A: Piper PA28181, Henderson, WV, January 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2006, 10:10 local time
- Place: Henderson, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7978° N, 82.0742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7978&lon=-82.0742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8335Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8335Y-2007-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,034 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060131012239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF ROLL WITH FLAPS FULLY RETRACTED FROM A CORN FIELD AND THROUGH A PARKING LOT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A WOOD POST WITH THE LEFT WING 2.5 FEET INBOARD FROM THE WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT BUT CONTINUED ON, DRAGGING THE TAIL DURING ROTATION. THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING AT STEEP ANGLE OF ATTACK AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE DAMAGED LEFT WING STALLED RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH POWER LINE CABLE AND THEN THE GROUND. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE ACCIDENT LOCATION WAS HENDERSON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE PILOT HAD MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING TWO DAYS PRIOR DO TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL UNBEKNOWNST TO THE FAA.

## 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 NYC06LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA066), Jan 31, 2006: Piper PA-28-181 (N8335Y), Henderson, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt the off-airport takeoff; and his improper decision to continue the takeoff after striking a pole during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N8335Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19810827063949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810827063949I), Aug 27, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N8335Y), Okeechobee, FL, Minor damage. Landed, hit water puddle, brakes ineffective, went off runway, then through fence.

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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