- Date
- September 3, 1988, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N36190Piper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880903036849A
- Case key
- 32233
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had rented the fully fueled aircraft from an FBO at orl which has hard surfaced 4600 & 6000 ft rwys. He flew to a 130 ft MSL arpt with a 2430 ft grass rwy & picked up his wife for a xc flt. He stated that the acft performed normally during the 10 min first flt. On departure, the plt stated the wind was calm & he attempted a takeoff from rwy 36. About 2/3 way down the rwy and at 65 KTS, he stated he rotated & the eng quit. He didn't think he could stop the acft on the wet grass & there was a ditch at the end of the rwy. He stated that he avoided the ditch by 'reapplied throttle & pulled acft off surface at aprch to ditch. Acft rotated, then stalled.' The left wing was sheared off after hitting a stump. Afterward, the eng was test run and no abnormalities were observed. Surface wind at orl was 140 degs at 12 KTS. The air temp was 85 degs & dens alt was calculated to be 1800 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36190
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7816620
- Airframe hours
- 3,385
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Professional Aero Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1988 · 13 hours before
- Destination
- EYW · Key West, FL
- Airport
- X30 · Orlando West, runway 36, 2,430 × 150 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,372 total · 109 in this make and model · 2,299 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 11 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.