# NTSB CHI03LA160: Piper PA-24, N21533, Harvey, ND, June 13, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 13, 2003, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: Harvey, ND - Coordinates: 47.769863, -99.930091 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7699&lon=-99.9301&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA- Fargo FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57223 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA160 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57223/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA160 ## Probable cause The aborted takeoff not performed by the pilot. The inadequate short field takeoff procedure by the pilot and the short grass runway were contributing factors. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - other (contributing factor) - short field takeoff/procedure - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane impacted terrain during takeoff when it came over the edge of a drop off located at the end of a 1,400 foot long grass runway. The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, the airplane did not accelerate and he lowered the nose an additional amount in attempt to gain acceleration. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On June 13, 2003, at 1445 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24, N21533, owned and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain on takeoff from a private airstrip about two miles south of Harvey, North Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was uninjured. The local flight departed about 1445. The pilot stated that he started the takeoff roll on a north-south runway (1,400 feet by 75 feet, grass) with one notch of flaps selected. During the takeoff, he stated that he rotated and lowered the nose to accelerate, but the airplane would not accelerate. He then lowered the nose an additional amount, and the airplane "washed" to the left slightly and still was not accelerating. The airplane came over the edge of a drop off at the end of the runway and began to settle. He tried to make a normal landing but the nose landing gear collapsed and the right main landing gear folded, spinning the airplane in a counterclockwise direction. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N21533](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21533-2013-11-04), registration cancelled 2013-11-04, S/N 24-1187 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-24 - Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-1187 - Airframe hours: 3117.6 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 4, 2002, 2.6 hours before - Departed: PVT, Harvey, ND - Destination: PVT - Airport: PVT, Private, runway 360, 1,400 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, unknown; last flight review May 25, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 1,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 870 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: DVL, 60 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 20030613021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030613021219A), Jun 13, 2003: Piper PA24, Harvey, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot, operating under 14 CFR part 91, reported that during his takeoff from a grass runway used by an agricultural aircraft operator, the aircraft… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.