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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Hagerstown, IN · August 26, 2007

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Date
August 26, 2007 · 08:00 local
Place
Hagerstown, IN
Airport
Hagerstown
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15425
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA278
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
122 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N15425Registration cancelled Apr 11, 2008 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7305074 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) August 26, 2007 a Piper cherokee, PA-28-180, N15425 attempted a maximum gross weight take-off from runway 20, a wet 4000 foot grass runway, located in Hagerstown, Indiana. The flight was to be conducted under VFR to the mount comfort airoprt (mqj) located in indianapolis Indiana. Pilot stated that he was using soft-field take-off techniques as the runway was wet. Using 10 degrees of flaps (POH recommends 25 degrees) full aft control inputs were used with the intentions of allowing the entire aircraft to become airborne before releasing any pressure on the yoke. Pilot reports that the nose of the aircraft became airborne and remained at a high angle of attack, but he was not gaining any airspeed. Two thirds the way down the runway the pilot decided to abort the take-off run. Aircraft slid on the wet grass, went through a farm fence, sheared off the nose gear and flipped over on its back. All three occupants were able to exit the aircraft through the left side window. There were no injuries. Airman was counseled on aeronautical decision making privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AUGUST 26, 2007 A PIPER CHEROKEE, PA-28-180, N15425 ATTEMPTED A MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 20, A WET 4000 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY, LOCATED IN HAGERSTOWN, INDIANA. THE FLIGHT WAS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER VFR TO THE MOUNT COMFORT AIROPRT (MQJ) LOCATED IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS USING SOFT-FIELD TAKE-OFF TECHNIQUES AS THE RUNWAY WAS WET. USING 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS (POH RECOMMENDS 25 DEGREES) FULL AFT CONTROL INPUTS WERE USED WITH THE INTENTIONS OF ALLOWING THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE BEFORE RELEASING ANY PRESSURE ON THE YOKE. PILOT REPORTS THAT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND REMAINED AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK, BUT HE WAS NOT GAINING ANY AIRSPEED. TWO THIRDS THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF RUN. AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE WET GRASS, WENT THROUGH A FARM FENCE, SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED ON AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 CHI07CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHagerstown, INThe pilot's use of an unsuitable runway for takeoff and delayed aborted takeoff. Factors were the wet grass and the fence the airplane impacted and subsequently nosed over.Aug 26, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N15425 · 1

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

Accident 19790505013049ALevel Off Touchdown · Hagerstown, INInstructor demonstrating short field landing made improper level off and crashed on runway.May 5, 1979 · Substantial damage