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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Lee'S Summit, MO · March 1, 2015

Date: March 1, 2015 · 15:30 local
Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3575X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15CA165
Reported as: Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 108 total4 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N3575XRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8090199 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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A private pilot was receiving a check-out in a PA-28-181 from a flying club CFI. After completing three take-offs and landings, the pilot receiving instruction stated the instructor announced that they were going to perform a half power soft field take-off to simulate a high altitude soft field take-off. The pilot receiving instruction stated that while taxing to the runway, it was agreed that the instructor would control the throttle and the pilot receiving instruction would handle the flight controls. During the attempted take-off, directional control of the aircraft was lost. The aircraft drifted to the right of runway 36 over the grass, stalled, and struck the ground. The aircraft became airborne again only to stall and impact the runway surface, veering across the runway at taxiway bravo to the opposite side of the runway where it came to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

A PRIVATE PILOT WAS RECEIVING A CHECK-OUT IN A PA-28-181 FROM A FLYING CLUB CFI. AFTER COMPLETING THREE TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS, THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION STATED THE INSTRUCTOR ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PERFORM A HALF POWER SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF TO SIMULATE A HIGH ALTITUDE SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION STATED THAT WHILE TAXING TO THE RUNWAY, IT WAS AGREED THAT THE INSTRUCTOR WOULD CONTROL THE THROTTLE AND THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WOULD HANDLE THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 36 OVER THE GRASS, STALLED, AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN ONLY TO STALL AND IMPACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE, VEERING ACROSS THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY BRAVO TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15CA165Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLee's Summit, MOThe pilot-receiving-instruction's excessive pitch control during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall shortly after liftoff and the subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's decision to have the flight…Mar 1, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3575X · 2

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

Accident 20041201029989ADescent · Lee'S Summit, MO(-23) While descending to traffic pattern altitude of Lee'S Summit airport (lxt), the engine lost power. Pilot was unable to reach runway and landed in a field approximately 1 mile east of lxt.Dec 1, 2004 · Substantial damage Incident 20030627012099INormal Cruise · Lee'S Summit, MO(-23) Aircraft had been fueled at bna (nashville, Tennessee). At approximately 0300, a/c departed enroute to lxt (Lee'S Summit, Missouri). Pilot had calculated fuel usage to be 10 gph. Four hours into the flight, the engine quit and pilot made an emergency…Jun 27, 2003