ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295745
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| Date: | Sunday 8 June 2003 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N560FL |
| MSN: | 28-7125401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3903 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aurora, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aurora, NY |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was departing to the south on his private 2,000-foot-long, 60-foot-wide, grass runway. He stated the airplane was configured with "two notches" of flaps. He rotated at 60 mph, and climbed at 75 mph. The pilot then realized that the airplane was not climbing fast enough to clear the 50-foot-high trees located at the end of the runway. As the airplane approached the trees, the pilot made a right turn; however, the left wing struck a tree and the airplane came to rest in a field. The pilot reported that the airplane's gross weight at the time of the accident was about 1,900 pounds. The weather reported at an airport about 22 miles southwest of the accident site, about the time of the accident included winds from 150 degrees at 10 knots, with 17 knot gusts, a temperature of 73 degrees F, and an altimeter setting of 29.73 in/hg. Review of the takeoff distance chart in the airplane owner's handbook revealed that the distance to clear a 50-foot obstacle, at a gross weight of 1,950 pounds was about 1,900 feet. However, the chart was predicated on a takeoff from a level hard surface runway, in a no wind, zero flap configuration.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper climb rate.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03LA124
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 12:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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