- Date
- November 14, 1988, 08:03 local (13:03 UTC)
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6292Piper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881114050579A
- Case key
- 14311
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that immediately after rotation & drg the initial climb, the rgt eng began to backfire & run rough. When the eng contd to run rough in spite of attempts to smooth it out, the plt elected to abort the takeoff. At that time, the acft was at about 25' above the ground. Seeing obstacles ahead, the plt elected to bank the acft to the rgt to obtain additional space. However, the acft contacted the ground rgt wing 1st. Subsequently, it tumbled sideways & slid thru a fence before stopping on an access road. A post-acdnt exam & opnl check of the eng failed to duplicate the power loss as described by the plt. No pre-acdnt mechanical malfunction was verified except for low compression (30 over 80 PSI) of the #1 & #5 cylinders on the rgt eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6292
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7612094
- Airframe hours
- 2,773
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-F2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Jordan Paper Products, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Jordan Paper Products Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 30, 1988 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- I14
- Destination
- 3WE · St Louis, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- I14 · Eagle Creek Airpark, runway 21, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 66
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27,000 total · 1,250 in this make and model · 25,000 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 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.