# NTSB CHI06CA035: Piper PA-28-180, N3428R, Imperial, NE, October 15, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 15, 2005, 16:55 local (23:55 UTC) - Place: Imperial, NE - Coordinates: 40.510276, -101.620002 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5103&lon=-101.6200&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Lincoln, NE, FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62922 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA035 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62922/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA035 ## Probable cause The pilot not maintaining airplane control during the takeoff. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage when the airplane impacted terrain following a loss of airplane control during takeoff. The student pilot's accident report stated, "A few feet into take off, shortly into take off a gust of wind/cross wind hit from the north, lifting the right wing off the ground causing the plane to bicycle to the left. (south) When I realized the airplane was out of control I turned off the fuel pump, turned off fuel to idle [and] set the mixture to lean, then reached up to have exit door ready for exit. The airplane came to a sudden stop in soft dirt which broke the front nose gear [and] bent the prop [and] the left wing struck a fence post which paralleled the runway." ## Factual narrative On October 15, 2005, about 1655 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N3428R, piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage when the airplane impacted terrain following a loss of airplane control during takeoff from runway 21 (3,058 feet by 300 feet, turf) at the Imperial Municipal Airport (IML), near Imperial, Nebraska. The solo instructional flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot sustained no injuries. The local flight originated from IML at 1630. The student pilot's accident report stated: Was practicing soft field take off [and] was set up, per [pilot operating handbook], to take off. A few feet into take off, shortly into take off a gust of wind/cross wind hit from the north, lifting the right wing off the ground causing the plane to bicycle to the left. (south) When I realized the airplane was out of control I turned off the fuel pump, turned off fuel to idle [and] set the mixture to lean, then reached up to have exit door ready for exit. The airplane came to a sudden stop in soft dirt which broke the front nose gear [and] bent the prop [and] the left wing struck a fence post which paralleled the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3428R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3428R), registered now, S/N 28-5678 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-180 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-5678 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jeffrey P Kasselman - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: IML, Imperial, NE ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 37 total, 25 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: IML ## 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 20051015027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015027739A), Oct 15, 2005: Piper PA28180, Imperial, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was endorsed to solo and was out practicing takeofs and landings. After several touch and goes the pilot elected to try a soft field… From the NTSB's public API. 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