- Date
- June 14, 1990, 18:15 local (Jun 15, 1990, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Yamhill, OR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9765JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900614020109A
- Case key
- 41210
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Probable cause
Pilot did not maintain an adequate airspeed after takeoff which resulted in a loss of control and aborted takeoff. The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane and did not properly correct the situation before colliding with trees and a fence.
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 the takeoff roll with 15 degrees of flaps, the airplane had accelerated to 60 mph when the pilot extended the flaps to 25 degrees for the short field takeoff. The airplane became airborne and the pilot lowered the nose and noted he was 5 degrees off the centerline to the left. The pilot over corrected to 5 degrees to the right of center line and was heading directly towards trees. At this point, the airplane was approaching a stall. The pilot opted to abort the take off and reduced power. The airplane was still heading for trees and the pilot tried to maneuver around them; however, the airplane traveled off the airstrip through a barbed wire fence and onto a public road that paralleled the runway. The airplane slid down the road and came to rest towards the end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9765J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-3960
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Devore, Robert W.
- Departed
- 7S3
- Destination
- 7S3 · Portland, OR
- Airport
- OR05 · Flying M, runway 7, 2,100 × 40 ft, gravel
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 237 total · 120 in this make and model · 179 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.