ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298813
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| Date: | Monday 26 June 2000 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N98117 |
| MSN: | 28-26053 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2174 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | GRANT, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (01C) |
| ROLLO , MO (H04) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airstrip (runway 27) being used for takeoff was bordered by trees on the north and west sides and the winds were from 210 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 20 knots. The pilot stated there was turbulence on takeoff from the left quartering headwind. He reported that at an altitude of 150 to 200 feet above the ground, the right wing "dipped severely down (on knife edge)" and he corrected the attitude, but the airplane started to buffet. In order to avoid going into the wooded area, he banked the airplane to the left to fly over a corn field with a headwind; however, the airplane continued to descend. The pilot reported the airplane descended until it contacted the terrain in the corn field. He stated that just after touch down the nose gear contacted a "large rock" and the airplane spun around prior to coming to rest.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a stall/mush condition. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and gusty wind conditions which resulted in turbulence on takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA174
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 May 2005 | N98117 | Private | 0 | Fort Pierce, FL | |
w/o |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 23:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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