OpenAirDocs.org

20110813020539A

Accident · Substantial damage
Open the Markdown

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Stanberry, MO · August 13, 2011

FAA Aviation Safety Information PortalNTSB investigation search

© OpenStreetMap
Date
August 13, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place
Stanberry, MO
Airport
Unmarked Private Apt
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42860
Reported as
Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total30 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N42860Registration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-7410075 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was attempting to takeoff on a private grass runway between two large corn fields. The takeoff roll began on the FAR left side of the runway. Tall weeds, approximately 5 feet high, had grown between the runway and corn field. During the takeoff roll, the left wing struck a large corner post approximately 16" in diameter and 5 feet tall, which was concealed by the weeds. When the pilot realized what happened, he aborted the take off and settled into a ditch alongside the runway. The left wing was dislodged, the nose wheel collapsed, and the propeller struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF ON A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY BETWEEN TWO LARGE CORN FIELDS. THE TAKEOFF ROLL BEGAN ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. TALL WEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET HIGH, HAD GROWN BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND CORN FIELD.DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A LARGE CORNER POST APPROXIMATELY 16" IN DIAMETER AND 5 FEET TALL, WHICH WAS CONCEALED BY THE WEEDS. WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED, HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND SETTLED INTO A DITCH ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING WAS DISLODGED, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.