- Date
- July 3, 1985, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- El Dorado, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2858TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850703044149A
- Case key
- 33976
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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.
Overrun
Preflight planning/preparation - improperCause
Flt control syst,stabilator control - lockedFactor
Removal of control/gust lock(s) - not performedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Analysis
The acft had just undergone annual inspection. Pilot failed to remove control lock before test flight. On takeoff roll, pilot was not able to move controls, went off end of 1800 ft runway, through a fence and impacted a dirt pile.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2858T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225253
- Airframe hours
- 2,744
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl W. Shewmaker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- 9K6 · Parry Field, runway 18, 1,800 × 60 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,300 total · 28 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 12 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.