# Accident 20160630011039A: Piper PA-28-140, Amarillo, TX, June 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2016, 14:58 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1586° N, 101.8406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1586&lon=-101.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5724F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5724F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 32 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160630011039A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 30, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY1500 CDT, N5724F, A PIPER CHEROKEE 140 UPON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 23, FAILED TO ACHIEVE CLIMB PERFORMANCE AND IMPACTED TERRAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA359), Jun 30, 2016: Piper PA28 (N5724F), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain an adequate rate of climb, which resulted in off airport landing and substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing.

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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