- Date
- April 20, 1987, 08:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Byron Center, MI
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5593JPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870420010549A
- Case key
- 13754
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that following a preflight inspection and engine run-up, he attempted a soft field takeoff on the 2070 foot turf rwy. According to the plt, he aborted the takeoff aprx 1035 feet down the rwy because he held the nose too high and he was dragging the tail of the acft on the ground. The acft then traveled off the rwy where it contacted schrubs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5593J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-1060
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Palma Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 18, 1986
- Departed
- C05 · MI
- Destination
- DTW · Detroit, MI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- C05 · South Kent, runway 13, 2,070 × 135 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 258 total · 57 in this make and model · 175 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.