# Accident 20160920018819A: Piper PA-28-235, Lees Summit, MO, September 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2016, 18:07 local time
- Place: Lees Summit, MO
- Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9606° N, 94.3756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9606&lon=-94.3756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8983W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8983W-2019-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 70 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160920018819A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IKV, ANKENY, IOWA WITH DESTINATION OF LXT. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT LXT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A ?TOUCH-AND-GO?. AFTER LIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB AND BANK TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED A CLIMBING RIGHT HAND TURN, LOST ALTITUDE, AND IMPACTED THE AIRPORT RAMP AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 350 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A RIGHT WING AND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RAMP. UPON IMPACT, THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ALONG THE SAME HEADING ON AIRPORT RAMP SURFACE BEFORE COMING TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT POINT.

## 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 CEN16FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA378), Sep 20, 2016: Piper PA 28-235 (N8983W), Lee's Summit, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper control inputs during takeoff, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and subsequent departure stall, and loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N8983W (1)

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

- [Incident 19850301020389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850301020389I), Mar 1, 1985: Piper PA28235 (N8983W), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Bird strike during IFR approach. Made missed approach and landed elsewhere. Damage to 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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