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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R-201T · Kernville, CA · June 10, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 9, 1984, 19:35 local (Jun 10, 1984, 02:35 UTC)
Place
Kernville, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2650QPiper PA-28R-201T
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840609075019A
Case key
24306

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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.

OverrunTakeoff
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Performance data - not usedPilot in commandCause
Weather condition - high density altitudeCause
Lift-off - not possiblePilot in commandFactor
Aborted takeoff - delayedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTakeoff
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor

Analysis

Plt attempted to takeoff with acft near max gross weight. The density alt was calculated to be 5000 ft. according to the performance charts, the acft would have used aprx 5000 ft for takeoff. The departure runway was 3500 feet long. The plt attempted takeoff but aborted when the acft would not fly at a rotation speed of 70 KTS. The plt used max braking but was unable to stop the acft before it ran off the end of the rwy and collided with an embankment.

Aircraft

Registration
N2650Q
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
2BR7703072
Engine
Continental TSIO-360-F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Barry Roscoe
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 1, 1984 · 10 hours before
Departed
Kernville, CA
Destination
VNY · Van Nuys, CA
Airport
L05 · Kernville, runway 17, 3,500 × 60 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
31
Certificates
Commercial, Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
725 total · 500 in this make and model · 535 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
300° at 9 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
82 °F, dew point 43 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
BFL, 40 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.