- Date
- March 16, 1988, 17:19 local (23:19 UTC)
- Place
- Evansville, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N15567Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880316005449A
- Case key
- 13911
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot attempted maximum gross weight take-off from soft soggy field with 10 degree flaps selected. Stall warning activated on lift-off, aircraft climbed to approximately 50 feet then began losing altitude and airspeed, made uncontrolled landing in muddy field one-half mile from airport. Investigation determined that the aircraft was at maximum gross weight and forward center of gravity limit was exceeded. Aircraft operating manual recommends 25 degree flaps for soft field take-off. This was pilot's first experience with a maximum gross weight operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15567
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7325099
- Airframe hours
- 2,479
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Oliver Z. Willis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1987 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- SKY · Evansville
- Destination
- 3EV
- Airport
- 3EV · Sky Lane, runway 36, 2,100 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 583 total · 19 in this make and model · 392 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EVV, 5 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.