20060416006369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Greensboro, NC · April 16, 2006

Date
April 16, 2006 · 12:25 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Airport
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N44193
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
104 total80 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot's statement, as he began take-off roll everything was fine and attempted to begin rotation at about 55-60 knots. He pulled back on the yoke but did not get a response. He continued to attempt to rotate while the airplane accelerated to about 70 knots. At this point, he became concerned as he was running out of runway, and he made the decision to abort. He cut the power to idle, pushed yoke forward and began applying the brakes. At first it seemed the brakes had no effect. By the time they did he estimated only about 75 feet of runway remaining. As he passed the end of the runway he made the decision to turn the airplane to the right as it appeared to give the most likely chance to stop the aircraft. The aircraft suffered a propeller strike.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, AS HE BEGAN TAKE-OFF ROLL EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND ATTEMPTED TO BEGIN ROTATION AT ABOUT 55-60 KNOTS. HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE BUT DID NOT GET A RESPONSE. HE CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO ROTATE WHILE THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 70 KNOTS. AT THIS POINT, HE BECAME CONCERNED AS HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY, AND HE MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT. HE CUT THE POWER TO IDLE, PUSHED YOKE FORWARD AND BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES. AT FIRST IT SEEMED THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT. BY THE TIME THEY DID HE ESTIMATED ONLY ABOUT 75 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. AS HE PASSED THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE MADE THE DECISION TO TURN THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT AS IT APPEARED TO GIVE THE MOST LIKELY CHANCE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE.