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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Gerlach, NV · August 9, 2009

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Date
August 9, 2009 · 09:15 local
Place
Gerlach, NV
Airport
Soldier Meadow Nr 1
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32105
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA401
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
594 total323 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N32105Registration cancelled Apr 7, 2010 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7535025 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) On August 9, 2009, the pilot privacy data omitted, a PA-28R-200, attempted a takeoff from soldier meadows (NV06). The aircraft was approximately 175 lbs under the gross weight of 2650 lbs. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft drifted to the right side of the runway and continued down the right side in approximately 6 inches of weeds. After 2790 feet of takeoff roll, the aircraft ran over a series of white painted truck tires on the right side of the runway and then swerved left, crossing the runway, and departing the left side causing the nose and left main landing gear to collapse. Substantial damage was incurred to both wings, landing gear, empennage, and horizontal stabilizer. Aeronautical charts show the strip to be 4000 feet in length. Actural measurement of the strip revealed that 3090 feet were usable to the white tire markers, with another 1041 feet available to the fence resulting in a total distance of 4131 feet. Takeoff was initiated with 300 feet of runway behind him and only 2790 feet left to the white tire markers used to presumably mark the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 9, 2009, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PA-28R-200, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM SOLDIER MEADOWS (NV06). THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 175 LBS UNDER THE GROSS WEIGHT OF 2650 LBS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE IN APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF WEEDS. AFTER 2790 FEET OF TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OVER A SERIES OF WHITE PAINTED TRUCK TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN SWERVED LEFT, CROSSING THE RUNWAY, AND DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO BOTH WINGS, LANDING GEAR, EMPENNAGE, AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AERONAUTICAL CHARTS SHOW THE STRIP TO BE 4000 FEET IN LENGTH. ACTURAL MEASUREMENT OF THE STRIP REVEALED THAT 3090 FEET WERE USABLE TO THE WHITE TIRE MARKERS, WITH ANOTHER 1041 FEET AVAILABLE TO THE FENCE RESULTING IN A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 4131 FEET. TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED WITH 300 FEET OF RUNWAY BEHIND HIM AND ONLY 2790 FEET LEFT TO THE WHITE TIRE MARKERS USED TO PRESUMABLY MARK THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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 WPR09LA401Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGerlach, NVThe pilot’s delay in aborting the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion.Aug 9, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N32105 · 1

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

Accident 19880915038979AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Gray, GAEngine quit. Hit fences landing in a field. Found cylinder valve rocker shaft missing. Suspect malicious tampering.Sep 15, 1988 · Substantial damage