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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Franklin, KY · May 26, 2014

Date: May 26, 2014 · 15:14 local
Place: Franklin, KY
Airport: Welcome Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5768U
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 93 total6 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5768URegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-26591 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated: "I started the aircraft and ran for 20 minutes while setting my GPS. I then taxied to the end of the grass strip did my runup and everything looked and sounded normal. I then began my takeoff roll and rotated about 3/4 of the way down the runway, at 70 mph and no flaps."

He further stated that" the aircraft felt heavy and did not seem to want to climb, but the engine still sounded normal. I added a notch of flaps but it did not seem to help the climb. I saw the powerlines ahead, began a slight left turn but was unable to avoid hitting the set of powerlines off the end of the runway, breaking two of them and landing the aircraft ahead in a corn field."

The prop had damage from cutting the power line and there was part of the powerline cable wrapped around the right main gear strut, half of the nose wheel pant was broken off. Other than a small dent in the aft fuselage that appeared to be the only damage. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED: "I STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE SETTING MY GPS. I THEN TAXIED TO THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP DID MY RUNUP AND EVERYTHING LOOKED AND SOUNDED NORMAL. I THEN BEGAN MY TAKEOFF ROLL AND ROTATED ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, AT 70 MPH AND NO FLAPS."

HE FURTHER STATED THAT" THE AIRCRAFT FELT HEAVY AND DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO CLIMB, BUT THE ENGINE STILL SOUNDED NORMAL. I ADDED A NOTCH OF FLAPS BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO HELP THE CLIMB. I SAW THE POWERLINES AHEAD, BEGAN A SLIGHT LEFT TURN BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE SET OF POWERLINES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BREAKING TWO OF THEM AND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AHEAD IN A CORN FIELD."

THE PROP HAD DAMAGE FROM CUTTING THE POWER LINE AND THERE WAS PART OF THE POWERLINE CABLE WRAPPED AROUND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT, HALF OF THE NOSE WHEEL PANT WAS BROKEN OFF. OTHER THAN A SMALL DENT IN THE AFT FUSELAGE THAT APPEARED TO BE THE ONLY DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.