- Date
- August 30, 1990, 19:30 local (Aug 31, 1990, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Elwood, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N16504Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900830037669A
- Case key
- 14765
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to abort takeoff.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Airplane loaded with pilot, two passengers and full fuel lifted off and settled back to runway. Pilot continued roll to end of runway and prematurely pulled airplane into the air. Landing gear dragged through corn at end of runway and plane mushed into field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16504
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7325287
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael E. Garr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- CFJ · Crawfordsville, IN
- Airport
- 311 · Elwood, runway 18, 2,300 × 300 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 764 total · 525 in this make and model · 707 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 36 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.