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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-375 · Cambridge, NE · July 23, 2011

Date: July 23, 2011 · 06:38 local
Place: Cambridge, NE
Airport: Cambridge
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: J65G
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3963E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA526
Reported as: Piper PA-36-375
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-720
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 480 total198 in this make and model99 in the last 90 days

N3963ERegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Piper PA-36-375S/N 36-7902029 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-36-375 Engine modelLycoming IO-720 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At 0638 CDT on July 23, 2011, N3963E, Piper PA-36-375, s/n 36-7902029, taxied into position and took off on runway 32 at the Cambridge, NE airport (csb). The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR parts 91/137. The aircraft took off and climbed to approximately 10 feet AGL. The aircraft pitched nose down slightly, and the pilot jettisoned the hopper contents in its entirety in an attempt to gain altitude. The aircraft then pitched up slightly; however, was unable to gain sufficient altitude to clear the upslope of the rising terrain beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft impacted the upslope of the terrain at approximately 1200' feet beyond the end of the runway, bounced slightly, skidded, struck several fence posts, spun around 180 degrees and came to a rest approximately 1600 feet beyond the runway end. The aircraft suffered substantial damage, to include a collapsed main gear and crushed left elevator. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

AT 0638 CDT ON JULY 23, 2011, N3963E, PIPER PA-36-375, S/N 36-7902029, TAXIED INTO POSITION AND TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 32 AT THE CAMBRIDGE, NE AIRPORT (CSB). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PARTS 91/137. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN SLIGHTLY, AND THE PILOT JETTISONED THE HOPPER CONTENTS IN ITS ENTIRETY IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED UP SLIGHTLY; HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE UPSLOPE OF THE RISING TERRAIN BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE UPSLOPE OF THE TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 1200' FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED SLIGHTLY, SKIDDED, STRUCK SEVERAL FENCE POSTS, SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY END. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, TO INCLUDE A COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR AND CRUSHED LEFT ELEVATOR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

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 CEN11CA526Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCambridge, NEThe pilot's failure to reset the engine's mixture control lever to the full rich position prior to takeoff.Jul 23, 2011 · Substantial damage