# Accident 20110813020539A: Piper PA-28-235, Stanberry, MO, August 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Stanberry, MO
- Airport: Unmarked Private Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2166° N, 94.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanberry, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2166&lon=-94.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42860-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813020539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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