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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Martinsville, IN · March 6, 2010

Date: March 6, 2010 · 13:30 local
Place: Martinsville, IN
Airport: Mcdaniel'S Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6852W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10CA147
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total300 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N6852WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21008 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was loaded 131 pounds over maximum gross weight and the pilot attempted to take-off from a 2000 foot grass runway. Aircraft was unable to climb after rotation, thus the pilot elected to land in a field just off the departure end of runway 27 of the Mcdaniel'S Airport. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED 131 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF FROM A 2000 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER ROTATION, THUS THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD JUST OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27 OF THE MCDANIEL'S AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 CEN10CA147Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMartinsville, INThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his exceedance of the airplane's takeoff capability.Mar 6, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6852W · 1

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

Accident 19731208041949ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Valencia, CAHi gusts. Velocity unreported-Dec 8, 1973 · Substantial damage