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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Panguitch, UT · August 12, 2021

Date: August 12, 2021 · 19:04 local
Place: Panguitch, UT
Airport: Panguitch Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1651J
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA319
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,410 total20 in this make and model166 in the last 90 days

N1651JRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24044 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At 1600 MST the pilot in command (PIC) fueled N1651J to full capacity (50 gallons). The PIC and two passengers departed st. george regional airport (sgu) and landed uneventfully at Panguitch Municipal Airport (U55). The elevation at sgu is 2,700 feet and the elevation at U55 is 6,762 feet. All individuals left the aircraft and the PIC returned at 1900 with two different passengers. A preflight was performed, 11 gallons of fuel was determined to have been consumed and the calculated weight was determined to be under gross max takeoff. Density altitude was not factored but was identified later to be at ~9000 feet elevation. The PIC performed a max performance takeoff, brought the aircraft to rotation and lifted off. The aircraft reached ~100 feet elevation before takeoff was aborted and the aircraft was landed in a field. Gross weight calculations at the time of the accident were 2,199 lbs and the maximum gross weight was 2,100 lbs.

As the FAA filed it

AT 1600 MST THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FUELED N1651J TO FULL CAPACITY (50 GALLONS). THE PIC AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED ST. GEORGE REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGU) AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT PANGUITCH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (U55). THE ELEVATION AT SGU IS 2,700 FEET AND THE ELEVATION AT U55 IS 6,762 FEET. ALL INDIVIDUALS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PIC RETURNED AT 1900 WITH TWO DIFFERENT PASSENGERS. A PREFLIGHT WAS PERFORMED, 11 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CONSUMED AND THE CALCULATED WEIGHT WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNDER GROSS MAX TAKEOFF. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS NOT FACTORED BUT WAS IDENTIFIED LATER TO BE AT ~9000 FEET ELEVATION. THE PIC PERFORMED A MAX PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF, BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATION AND LIFTED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED ~100 FEET ELEVATION BEFORE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A FIELD. GROSS WEIGHT CALCULATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 2,199 LBS AND THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT WAS 2,100 LBS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR21LA319Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPanguitch, UTThe airplane’s inability to maintain altitude during the initial climb due to a degradation in the airplane’s performance due to high-density altitude conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to conduct preflight performance planning…Aug 13, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1651J · 2

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

Incident 19930428013489IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Las Vegas, NVLost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Student inadvertently applied left brake. Brakes on left side onlyApr 28, 1993 · Minor damage Accident 19810619034599AFinal Approach · Elgin, AZStalled airplane avoiding power-line on landing approach.Jun 19, 1981 · Substantial damage