- Date
- July 31, 1987, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mitchellville, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55757Piper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870731040389A
- Case key
- 11274
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff, the acft hit the tops of trees near the departure end of the rwy. The plt stated that after clipping the treetops, he knew the acft was 'going in,' so he pulled the yoke back to slow it as much as possible. Also, the plt stated that during lift-off, the pointer on the airspeed indicator was near the bottom of the green arc. However, after lift-off, the acft failed to climb properly, although the eng was running smooth & the throttle was at the full power position. He noted the stall warning light had illuminated, but he did not take corrective action since the acft did not feel like it was stalling.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55757
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287325478
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter Stein
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- Ithica, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Freeway, runway 36, 2,400 × 30 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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 394 total · 62 in this make and model · 280 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.