- Date
- March 21, 1986, 13:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N555EBPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860321007459A
- Case key
- 16813
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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.
Analysis
The acft crashed on the second aborted takeoff attempt. The plt said that the acft was not accelerating properly on the first attempt and that the eng lost power on the second attempt. Ground witnesses said that the air conditioner condenser door was open and that the flaps were up on both takeoff attempts. The plt said he turned off the air conditioner and deployed 10 degrees of flaps. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the air conditioner condenser door was open, the compressor clutch was disengaged from the engine, and that the flaps were up. Calculations indicate that the acft was 300 lbs over maximum gross takeoff weight. Calculations also indicate that the acft would require 2600 ft of ground roll to take off, and a total of 4700 ft to clear a 50-FT obstacle. The rwy has a published length of 4020 ft with an additional 200 ft of overrun. There were trees at the departure end of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N555EB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7780376
- Airframe hours
- 643
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5B, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bobbie E. Macon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 28, 1986
- Destination
- FTW · Forth Worth, TX
- Airport
- 4AC · Coronado, runway 17, 4,020 × 60 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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 434 total · 210 in this make and model · 408 as pilot in command · 98 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 9 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.