- Date
- September 26, 1982, 20:10 local (Sep 27, 1982, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Athens, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N39603Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820926050579A
- Case key
- 69825
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot initiated an intersection takeoff with 1400 ft of runway remaining. After starting the takeoff, he elected to abort; however, the aircraft continued off the end of the runway and collided with obstacles. The performance charts showed that a 3000 lb aircraft would require 2000 ft to clear 50 ft obstacles during a takeoff with no flaps.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39603
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887119
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- A.W. Whaley
- Registered owner
- Zend Wall
- Departed
- AHN · Athens, GA
- Destination
- Dalton, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AHN · Athens Municipal, runway 2, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 600 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 147 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.