# NTSB BFO93LA152: Piper PA-28, N56975, New Carlisle, OH, September 2, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 2, 1993, 08:20 local (12:20 UTC) - Place: New Carlisle, OH - Coordinates: 39.940811, -84.019393 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9408&lon=-84.0194&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 10, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 8801 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO93LA152 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8801/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA152 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - object - runway light - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ACCELERATING FOR TAKEOFF, IT BECAME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY, THEN IT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A PASSENGER AT THIS AIRPORT AND WAS NOT USING FLAPS. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF, SO HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE 2000 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, AND THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE RUNWAY WAS LONGER AND A SHORTFIELD TAKEOFF WAS EXECUTED. ## Factual narrative On Thursday, September 2, 1993, at 0820 eastern daylight time, N56975, a Piper PA-28-140, owned and operated by Arthur Chuck of Beaver Creek, Ohio, collided with the ground during an aborted takeoff on runway 27 at Andy Barnhart Airport, New Carlisle, Ohio. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The certificated private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91, and the intended destination was St Charles, Missouri. According to the pilot, he had completed his preflight inspection and run-up successfully. He stated that during the ground run, "the aircraft rotated then settled back on the runway. The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft exited the end of the runway." According to the FAA, the pilot was taking off on runway 27 that is 2000 feet long. The pilot reported to the FAA that he did not have enough airspeed, so he aborted the takeoff. The airplane touched down 2/3 down the runway, veered to the left, and collided with the runway lights. The pilot stated that this was his first takeoff at this airport with a passenger, and he did not use any flaps. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction and the accident could have been prevented if the runway was longer, and a shortfield takeoff was executed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N56975](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56975-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 28-7425074, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7425074 - Airframe hours: 2910 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Arthur Chuck - Registered owner: Linn A Chuck - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 8, 1992, 60 hours before - Departed: I11 - Destination: 3SQ, ST CHARLES, MO - Flight plan: VFR/IFR - Airport: I11, Andy Barnhart, runway 27, 2,000 × 15 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 240 total, 185 in this make and model, 180 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 5 knots - Visibility: 1.5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 14,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: DAY, 10 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19930902040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902040859A), Sep 2, 1993: Piper PA28140, New Carlisle, OH, Substantial damage. Tried takeoff short runway. Early liftoff settled aborted and ran off end of runway. Struck runway light. From the NTSB's public API. 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