# Accident 20180926016449A: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Malad, ID, September 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2018, 14:57 local time
- Place: Malad, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1706° N, 112.2894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1706&lon=-112.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24BA-2019-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 28 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180926016449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT BEGIN TAKE-OFF WITH APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF RUNWAY AHEAD OF AIRCRAFT.  PILOT COULD NOT ROTATE OR PERFORM A SUCCESSFUL ABORTED TAKE-OFF WHICH THEN RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING OFF THE END OF RUNWAY, THROUGH TWO DRAINAGE DITCHES, A WIRE FENCE AND COMING TO REST IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD.

## 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 WPR18LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA275), Sep 26, 2018: Piper PA-32RT (N24BA), Malad, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to identify that he was not utilizing the full runway for takeoff, and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun.

## Other reports on N24BA (1)

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

- [Incident 20180502014939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180502014939I), May 2, 2018: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N24BA), Malad, ID, Minor damage. A/c flight following from Idaho falls, ID to st, george, UT. Cancelled flight following enroute. A/c diverted to mld due to CHT monitoring not working, landed…

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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