- Date
- March 9, 1982, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Jaffrey, NH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9256CPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820309003019A
- Case key
- 71177
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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.
Analysis
During takeoff, the engine lost power at about 40 to 50 ft AGL. The aircraft was landed back on the runway with about 400 ft remaining. It hit a snowbank at the end of the runway at about 40 to 50 knots. The plane bounced and came to rest after traveling about another 50 ft. the landing gear was torn off and there was damage to the under side of the aircraft, engine cowl, fire wall, wing spar, and horizontal stabilizer.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9256C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28 7890394
- Airframe hours
- 1,165
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Test Devices Inc.
- Registered owner
- Test Devices Inc.
- Departed
- Jaffrey, NH
- Destination
- Stow, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Jaffrey Muni, runway 34, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,520 total · 1,050 in this make and model · 5,386 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.