CHI79FEK12

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA32RT · Westerville, OH · May 9, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1979
Place
Westerville, OH · WESTERVILLE, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N36390Piper PA32RT
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790509007839A
Case key
136536

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0644   79/5/9  NR.WESTERVILLE,OH     PIPER PA32RT        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 256
        TIME - 2030                    N36390              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELAWARE,OH                WESTERVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- APPLIED R BRAKE ON TAKE-OFF,SKIDDED IN SOFT,DAMP SOIL.

Aircraft

Registration
N36390
Reported as
Piper PA32RT
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N36390 · 1

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