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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · OK · June 29, 2008

Date
June 29, 2008 · 17:00 local
Place
OK
Airport
Snake Creek Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N132RR
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW08LA176
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
LYCOMI
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total25 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 6/28/2008, a Piper lance, N132RR, attempted to takeoff from Snake Creek Airpark (OK06) east of lake ten killer, Oklahoma. The aircraft lifted of the with approximately 500' of runway remaining. According to the pilot, the stall warning horn began to activate and he began to lower the nose to gain airspeed. The aircraft began to hit the tops of trees about 300 yards from the the departure end of the runway, the aircraft came to a stop resting nose high in a tree. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, however, there were no injuries to the pilot or the two passengers.

As the FAA filed it

ON 6/28/2008, A PIPER LANCE, N132RR, ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM SNAKE CREEK AIRPARK (OK06) EAST OF LAKE TEN KILLER, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OF THE WITH APPROXIMATELY 500' OF RUNWAY REMAINING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE STALL WARNING HORN BEGAN TO ACTIVATE AND HE BEGAN TO LOWER THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO HIT THE TOPS OF TREES ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM THE THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP RESTING NOSE HIGH IN A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE TWO PASSENGERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.