# Accident 20100306029019A: Piper PA-28-140, Martinsville, IN, March 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Martinsville, IN
- Airport: Mcdaniel'S Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4089° N, 86.4442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4089&lon=-86.4442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6852W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6852W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100306029019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA147), Mar 6, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N6852W), Martinsville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his exceedance of the airplane's takeoff capability.

## Other reports on N6852W (1)

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

- [Accident 19731208041949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731208041949A), Dec 8, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N6852W), Valencia, CA, Substantial damage. Hi gusts. Velocity unreported-

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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