# Accident 20230810013309A: Piper PA-38-112, Harvard, IL, August 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2023, 09:30 local time
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4220° N, 88.6135° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4220&lon=-88.6135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2351A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2351A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 263 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230810013309A

## Narrative

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

WHEN:  AUGUST 10, 2023 AT 1430Z

WHERE:  HARVARD, IL

A PRIVATE PILOT WAS OPERATING A PIPER PA-38-112 TOMAHAWK, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTING FROM AN UNCHARTED GRASS STRIP ABOUT 2NM EAST/NORTHEAST OF PINE HILL (09LL) IN HARVARD, IL ON A LOCAL FLIGHT.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR).  THE NEAREST AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) REPORTED CALM CONDITIONS AND CLEAR SKIES, KRFD 101415Z 29007KT 10SM SCT008 20/19 A2981 RMK AO2 T02000189.  THE NEAREST TERMINAL AREA FORECAST (TAF) REPORTED WINDY CONDITIONS AND CLEAR SKIES, KRFD 101501Z 1015/1112 30012G20KT P6SM SCT050 FM110000 21008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 WITH THE INTENTION OF CONDUCTING A LEISURE FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA.  THE PIC USED AN ONLINE WEATHER APPLICATION, FLYQ EFB, TO REVIEW THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE AREA.  THE PIC DID NOT EVALUATE FORECAST CONDITIONS.  PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE PIC STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.  THE FIRST TAKEOFF WAS UNEVENTFUL.  UPON CLIMBING THROUGH 1800 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) THE PIC NOTED THAT VISIBILITY WAS HAZIER THAN ANTICIPATED.  THE PIC WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE VISIBILITY AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE PIC BACK TAXIED ON RUNWAY 36 AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A SECOND TAKEOFF.  AS THE PIC ADDED FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF, THE PIC APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LEFT CROSSWIND.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING TO THE LEFT, AS A RESULT THE PIC APPLIED ADDITIONAL LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER PRESSURE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MOVE SHARPLY TO THE LEFT.  THE PIC APPLIED ADDITIONAL LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TURNING 180 DEGREES, COMING TO REST FACING SOUTH.  THE PIC THEN REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE.  THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE CORN ADJACENT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET NORTH OF THE POINT OF INITIAL POWER APPLICATION.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS 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 CEN23LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA362), Aug 10, 2023: Piper PA-38-112 (N2351A), Harvard, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with the cornfield.

## Other reports on N2351A (1)

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

- [Accident 19950915029732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950915029732A), Sep 15, 1995: Piper PA38112 (N2351A), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft on final above behind aircraft also on final, collided. Failed to see aircraft on low long final. (.19) same as narrative for MIA95FA224A.

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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