# Accident 20120808018029A: Piper PA-36-285, Harvey, ND, August 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2012, 19:15 local time
- Place: Harvey, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.6936° N, 99.9619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6936&lon=-99.9619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204AB-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720-A1B (registry code 41949, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-a1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36-285
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-720-A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 57 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA542](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA542) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120808018029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT NEARING ROTATION SPEED, AIRCRAFT LIFTED, THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN ON RUNWAY AND DID NOT APPEAR TO WANT TO FLY.  AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF RUNWAY AND CLEARING RIVER, AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO SINK, CONTACTING GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12CA542](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA542), Aug 8, 2012: Piper PA-36-285 (N204AB), Harvey, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off with the airplane over its maximum gross weight on a turf runway and with a tailwind, and his subsequent failure to maintain airplane control.

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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