# Accident 20131004019599A: Piper PA-22-135, Selinsgrove, PA, October 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2013, 14:15 local time
- Place: Selinsgrove, PA
- Airport: Penn Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8208° N, 76.8639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8208&lon=-76.8639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170JH-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131004019599A

## Narrative

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

AS STATED BY WITNESS: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17, FULL-LENGTH, AND INITIATED A TAKEOFF ROLL WITHOUT STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY, STALLED, AND PITCHED DOWN. BEFORE STRIKING THE RUNWAY, THE NEGATIVE PITCH ANGLE DECREASED, BUT THE AIRPLANE STILL STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.

THE DISTANCE FROM THE INITIATION OF TAKEOFF ROLL TO POINT OF IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,160 FEET. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA14LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA015), Oct 4, 2013: Piper PA-22-135 (N170JH), Selinsgrove, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect (reverse) rigging of the elevator cables by maintenance personnel and their subsequent failure to verify that the rigging was correct during postmaintenance checks and the pilot's…

## Other reports on N170JH (1)

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

- [Accident 20100424032499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100424032499A), Apr 24, 2010: Piper PA-22-135 (N170JH), Honesdale, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he was landing on rwy 36 with the winds variable @ 5 knots. Approach was normal with touchdown 1/3 down rwy. A mild bounce occurred with 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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