- Date
- July 23, 1982, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Antioch, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2365PPiper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820723031739A
- Case key
- 69793
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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.
Analysis
The pilot initiated a soft field takeoff from a 2200 ft, wet, grass runway. After becoming airborne, he lowered the nose of the aircraft to increase his airspeed. The pilot stated that the aircraft failed to climb as expected and would not clear boats that were parked near the end of the runway. The landing gear struck the boats and the plane nosed over on its back. Reportedly, the pilot did not use flaps for takeoff and did not realize how soft the runway really was.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2365P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3879A0964
- Airframe hours
- 1,304
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Omni Flight Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Air Chicago Land Ltd
- Departed
- IL11 · Antioch, IL
- Destination
- Janesville, WI
- Airport
- IL11 · Antioch, runway 9, 2,200 × 200 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,557 total · 163 in this make and model · 41 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.