CHI83LA210

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Mora, MN · May 11, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 11, 1983, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
Place
Mora, MN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N36804Piper PA-28R
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830511019119A
Case key
12171

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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.

In flight collision with terrain/waterTakeoff
Lift-off - prematurePilot in commandCause
Aborted takeoff - delayedPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedTakeoff
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload

Analysis

The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy into a cornfield during an aborted takeoff. The pilot stated that after liftoff the stall warning came on and the acft would not accelerate or climb. He pulled the power off and aborted the takeoff. The acft landed on the rwy but proceeded off the end of the rwy into a cornfield where the nose gear collapsed.

Aircraft

Registration
N36804
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28R7837295
Airframe hours
2,445
Engine
Lycoming IO-360-C1C6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Wright Patterson Aero Club
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 4, 1983
Destination
MWO · Middletowwn, OH
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
19D · Mora, runway 29, 2,450 × 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
45
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
376 total · 73 in this make and model · 215 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
290° at 5 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
73 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.