- Date
- April 4, 1983, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Williamsburg, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N98362Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830404011159A
- Case key
- 6042
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft ran off the runway after an aborted takeoff. The pilot stated that he elected to abort the takeoff about half way down the runway after failing to obtain an airspeed indication sufficient for takeoff. After cutting the power and lowering the nose wheel the aircraft swerved off the left side of the runway and collided with a ditch. The pilot subsequently saw that the pitot cover was still on the pitot tube.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98362
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-26186
- Airframe hours
- 4,928
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph E. Williams, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 1, 1982 · 20 hours before
- Destination
- W97 · West Point, VA
- Airport
- W70 · Williamsburg, runway 31, 3,215 × 60 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
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 91 total · 33 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.