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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28 · Lyndonville, VT · September 2, 2017

Date
September 2, 2017 · 18:10 local
Place
Lyndonville, VT
Airport
Caledonia County State Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N132AV
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17LA312
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total305 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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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 during take off as the plane started to climb at 20 - 25 feet, he felt that he had some type of control failure with the flight controls and placed the aircraft back on the ground about 50 yards past the runway. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED DURING TAKE OFF AS THE PLANE STARTED TO CLIMB AT 20 - 25 FEET, HE FELT THAT HE HAD SOME TYPE OF CONTROL FAILURE WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND PLACED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE GROUND ABOUT 50 YARDS PAST THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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