# Accident 20080723844229A: Piper PA28235, Lowell, MI, July 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2008, 18:10 local time
- Place: Lowell, MI
- Airport: Lowell City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9536° N, 85.3433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9536&lon=-85.3433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8942W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8942W-2009-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080723844229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON RUN UP ENGINE APPEARED NORMAL, BUT AFTER ROTATION ENGINES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE PRODUCING PROPER RATE OF CLIMB SO PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND OVER RAN RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT HIT TREES.  INVESTIGATION IS STILL ON GOING.

## 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 CHI08CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA206), Jul 23, 2008: Piper PA-28-235 (N8942W), Lowell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate preflight planning/preparation and the short field takeoff procedure not followed by the pilot. An additional cause was the delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot. A contributing factor…

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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