# Incident 20130903017529I: Piper PA-28RT-201, Chesapeake, VA, September 3, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7808° N, 76.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAMPTON ROADS EXEC (PVG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7808&lon=-76.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2091W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2091W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 10 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130903017529I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON TAKEOFF, AFTER ROTATION, AT  ABOUT 5 FT TO 15 FT AGL, A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY NOSE FIRST.  INSPECTION REVEALED LOWER AFT STABILATOR CABLE WAS BROKEN NEAR TURNBUCKLE.

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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