# Accident 20191231020669A: Piper PA-28R-180, Onaga, KS, December 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Onaga, KS
- Airport: Charles E Grutzmacher Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4981° N, 96.1750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4981&lon=-96.1750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3849T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3849T-2021-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 15 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191231020669A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WITH 3 PASSENGERS INITIATED A TAKEOFF FROM A SOD FIELD . AFTER LIFTOFF, HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AND HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED BACK DOWN BUT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN20CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA052), Dec 31, 2019: Piper PA28R (N3849T), Onaga, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to take off with the airplane at a high gross weight from a short, turf runway, which degraded its climb performance and led to a delayed aborted takeoff, a runway…

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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