- Date
- July 9, 1987, 17:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5919VPiper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870709032899A
- Case key
- 22398
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff roll from mid-field on the wrong runway, the pilot realized he was running out of runway. He rotated the aircraft early and climbed to approximately 10 feet AGL. The aircraft would not climb. The pilot aborted the takeoff andapplied brakes heavily. The aircraft groundlooped and ran off the end of the runway causing substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5919V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7703166
- Airframe hours
- 1,670
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cook'S Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 30, 1987 · 10 hours before
- Destination
- F14 · Wichita Falls, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MDD · Midland Airpark, runway 25, 5,000 × 75 ft, concrete
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 442 total · 207 in this make and model · 355 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 18 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.