- Date
- June 28, 1982, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lowell, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9595TPiper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820628025529A
- Case key
- 71505
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Overrun
Lift-off - prematureCause
Airspeed - not obtainedCause
Aborted takeoff - delayedCause
Supervision - inadequateCause
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
During the administration of a private pilot flight test, the prospective private pilot failed to gain sufficient airspeed on takeoff to enable the aircraft to climb. Approximately 3/4THS of the way down the runway the check pilot elected to abort the takeoff and pulled the power off. The aircraft collided with trees off the departure end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9595T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0139
- Airframe hours
- 1,432
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Spahl Communications
- Registered owner
- Spahl Communications
- Departed
- 23C · Lowell, MI
- Destination
- 23C · Lowell, MI
- Airport
- 23C · Lowell, runway 30, 2,350 × 80 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 35 in this make and model · 36 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 180 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.