ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209415
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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 2017 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N550D |
| MSN: | 28R-35783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4095 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Riverton, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Riverton, WY (RIW) |
| St. Anthony, ID (U12) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was attempting to take off and noted that the airplane’s landing light was not working. Although the runway lights provided him with good visibility, his depth perception was limited. As the airplane approached the intersection with the crossing runway during the takeoff roll, the pilot thought that the airplane was approaching the end of the runway. He rotated the airplane to lift off, but it had not gained enough airspeed to become airborne, so he decided to reject the takeoff. As he reduced engine power, he lost directional control, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway.
The pilot stated that there were no issues with the airplane during the accident takeoff other than the inoperative landing light. He noted that a better review of the airport diagram and a working landing light might have improved his situational awareness during the takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airport runway configuration, which led to his premature attempt to take off, and the airplane’s inoperative landing light.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Apr-2018 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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