- Date
- September 4, 1986, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Palmetto, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N938SCPiper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860904044609A
- Case key
- 31702
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The CFI was demonstrating a simulated short field takeoff on a grass airstrip to his student. During the takeoff roll, the plt stated the acft was performing normally, but after lift-off, he was unable to climb out of ground effect. The acft collided with a fence at the end of the rwy. After the accident, the acft was determined to be 29 lbs over gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N938SC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0541
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gulf Flite Center, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 18, 1986 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- 48X
- Airport
- Manatee, runway 7, 2,300 × 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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 760 total · 108 in this make and model · 670 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 64 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ, 16 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.