# Incident 20110707014579I: Piper PA-36-285, Fergus Falls, MN, July 7, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2011, 20:30 local time
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: R4LG
- Location: 46.2861° N, 96.0758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fergus Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2861&lon=-96.0758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56844, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36-285
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110707014579I

## Narrative

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

ON 07/08/2011 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEGUN, A SPRAY PASS TO THE SOUTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD HE WAS INTENDING TO SPRAY; THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT AND HUMID, AND AS HE TURNED TOWARD THE WEST TO MAKE A TURN AROUND TO GO NORTH BOUND, HE SAID THE PLANE FELT LIKE IT WASN'T PRODUCING POWER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN THE RUN (TO THE NORTH) AND THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO CLIMB OUT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE THEN STARTED DUMPING THE LOAD (A CHEMICAL CALLED TEBUSTAR), AND STILL COULD NOT EFFECT A CLIMB.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND EFFECT, FLEW OVER A ROAD (RUNNING EAST TO WEST) AND INTO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS NORTH OF THE ROAD.

## Other reports on N56844 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800512012539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512012539A), May 12, 1980: Piper PA36285 (N56844), Bethune, CO, Substantial damage. Tried to take off with severe gusty surface winds. Wind blew aircraft off road into a ditch.

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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