- Date
- August 2, 1987, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newport, NH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N25HGPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870802081649A
- Case key
- 30707
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On takeoff the aircraft failed to gain sufficient airspeed to maintain flight. The takeoff was aborted after reaching 200 feet altitude and the aircraft was landed on the runway. The aircraft continued off the end of the runway and collided with a sandbank. The pilot had trouble starting the engine and had excessive mag drop during the run-up. This was corrected by leaning the mixture. During the takeoff the engine developed less RPM than desired so the pilot decidedto land. He later said he should have aborted the takeoff earlier. No malfunctions or mechanical failures could be found. The aircraft was operated at high gross weight. The pilot was not accustomed to operations with high density altitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25HG
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7890206
- Airframe hours
- 2,417
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gladys K. Dowd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 7, 1987
- Departed
- 2B3
- Airport
- 2B3 · Parlin Field, runway 36, 3,500 × 100 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 103 total · 15 in this make and model · 46 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.