# Incident 20120701014159I: Piper PA-24-260, Lapointe, WI, July 1, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lapointe, WI
- Airport: Major Gilbert Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7887° N, 90.7587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAJOR GILBERT FLD (4R5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7887&lon=-90.7587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7082H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7082H-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 6
- 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/20120701014159I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 4 WITH SIX ADULTS, OVERNIGHT DUFFLE TYPE BAGS AND APPROXIMATELY 70 GALLONS FUEL ONBOARD.   THE PILOT STATED HE ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF AT 83 MPH AND ON INITIAL CLIMB EXPERIENCED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS AN ENGINE SURGE AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHING UPWARD.  HE STATED HE PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOLK TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND A SHORT WHILE LATER AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME SURGE AND PITCH UP.  THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.  BOTH AIRCRAFT MAIN TIRES MADE CONTACT DIAGONALLY ACROSS BIG BAY ROAD APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 4, AS EVIDENCED BY SKID MARKS LEFT ON THE ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OVER THE DITCH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN THROUGH A VERY ROUGH FIELD RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR BREAKING OFF AND COLLAPSING BOTH MAIN GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET NORTHEAST OF RUNWAY 4 FACING BACK (SOUTHWEST) TOWARDS THE RUNWAY IT HAD DEPARTED.  AT THE TIME THE TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT LEAST 350LBS OVER GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND OVER 1.5 INCHES AFT OF THE AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT FOR THE AIRCRAFT.  AN ON SCENE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT POWER PLANT.  THE INCIDENT SCENE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN OVERWEIGHT TAKEOFF UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.

## Other reports on N7082H (1)

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

- [Incident 19960912040359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912040359I), Sep 12, 1996: Piper PA24260 (N7082H), Akron, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated that the landing gear would not extend to its full down position. The pilot initiated the emergency procedures as specified in the…

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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