# NTSB MIA82DA100: Piper PA-28-140, N56826, Lake Wales, FL, April 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 19, 1982, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Coordinates: 27.899829, -81.580673 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8998&lon=-81.5807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71335/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA100

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF, THREE/FOURTHS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT BECAUSE OF A SLOW BUILDUP OF AIRSPEED ON THE WET GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH A FENCE AND A TREE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56826](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56826-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 28-7425047, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 287425047
- Airframe hours: 2331
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E34 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bruce J. Lillie
- Registered owner: Gene F. Megyesi
- Departed: LAKE WALES, FL
- Destination: ORLANDO, FL
- Airport: Tiger Lake, runway 36, 3,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 66 total, 8 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LAL, 30 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820419010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820419010249A), Apr 19, 1982: Piper PA28140, Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff too late and aircraft crashed through fence and into tree off end of runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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