# NTSB CHI03LA188: Piper PA-28-161, N1660H, Brazil, IN, June 29, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 29, 2003, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Brazil, IN - Coordinates: 39.476665, -87.099723 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4767&lon=-87.0997&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 57373 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA188 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57373/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA188 ## Probable cause The delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot-in-command. A contributing factor was the fence, which the airplane contacted during the aborted takeoff. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, takeoff - aborted - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - flaps - not used, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted - object - fence (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane collided with a fence during an aborted takeoff on a 2,941 foot-long runway. The pilot stated that the airplane slowly increased speed after full power was applied. The pilot reported that the airplane was airborne for a few seconds before he decided to abort the takeoff. He decreased power to idle and attempted to bring the airplane to a full-stop, but was unsuccessful. The pilot reported that he should have waited until it was cooler outside, and applied flaps on takeoff in order to prevent this accident. The density altitude at an airport located 10 miles to the west of the accident site was approximately 2,565 feet mean sea level. ## Factual narrative On June 29, 2003, about 1700 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N1660H, collided with a fence during an aborted takeoff on runway 27 (2,941 feet by 40 feet, asphalt) at the Brazil Clay County Airport, Brazil, Indiana. The pilot and the three passengers on board were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight was originating at the time of the accident with an intended destination of the Evansville Regional Airport (EVV), Evansville, Indiana. The pilot stated that the airplane slowly increased speed during the takeoff roll after full power was applied. The pilot reported that the airplane was airborne for a few seconds when he decided to abort the takeoff. The pilot stated that he decreased power to idle and attempted to bring the airplane to a full-stop; however, the airplane continued rolling until it impacted a fence at the end of the runway. The pilot reported that he should have waited until it was cooler outside, and applied flaps on takeoff in order to prevent this accident. The density altitude at Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field (HUF), Terre Haute, Indiana, located 10 miles to the west of the accident site, at 1653 was approximately 2,565 feet mean sea level. The field elevation at HUF is 589 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1660H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1660H), registered now, S/N 28-7716037 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7716037 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Louis F. Janeira - Registered owner: Weir Company Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, June 21, 2003 - Departed: 0I2, Brazil, IN - Destination: EVV, Evansville, IN - Airport: 0I2, Brazil Clay County, runway 27, 2,941 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review May 1, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 98 total, 56 in this make and model, 50 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: HUF, 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 20030629012179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030629012179A), Jun 29, 2003: Piper PA28161, Brazil, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman elected to takeoff on runway 27 at Clay county airport, Brazil, IN for a return trip to evansville, IN. Airman was accompanied by his fiancee and… From the NTSB's public API. 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