- Date
- June 18, 1983, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bruceton Mills, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6575WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830618026819A
- Case key
- 6220
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a fence during an attempted takeoff from a short sod private strip. The privately owned grass strip is approx. 800 feet long with a 5 deg upgrade from the midway point. The pilot said he realized he could not climbfast enough so he reduced power and settled to the end of the strip. He stated he was not able to stop due to wet grass and the acft knocked down 4 fence posts and a clothesline post along with 50 feet of 4 foot high wire fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6575W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-20656
- Airframe hours
- 3,220
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth Childester
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 7, 1981 · 14 hours before
- Airport
- Private Strip
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
- 53
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6575W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.