# Accident 20200827020809A: Piper PA-28R-200, Fletcher, NC, August 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2020, 11:54 local time
- Place: Fletcher, NC
- Airport: Six Oaks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4700° N, 82.4478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4700&lon=-82.4478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9341N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9341N-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200827020809A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/27/20, AIRCRAFT N9341N, A PIPER PA-28R-200 TOOK OFF FROM GRASS STRIP NC67 (6 OAKS AIRPORT) LOCATED IN FLETCHER, NC WITH 2 PEOPLE ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 9 USING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. AFTER ROTATION, THE PILOT STATED THAT ACCELERATION SEEMED TO BE A BIT SLUGGISH AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE DRAG. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ROAD BEFORE SETTLING INTO AND IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A CORN FIELD LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A CLOCKWISE ROTATION WHILE SLIDING THROUGH THE CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING SE APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY (AND APPROXIMATELY 325 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD (LOWER BRUSH CREEK RD). THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 2 PEOPLE ONBOARD.

INSPECTOR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE AIRCRAFT OWNER TO RECEIVE COUNSELING.

## 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 ERA20LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA302), Aug 27, 2020: Piper PA28R (N9341N), Fletcher, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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