ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352564
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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 1999 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N469RA |
| MSN: | 38-78A0531 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5486 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ozark, AR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Fort Smith, AR (KFSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane struck a fence, fence post, and trees during a runway overrun following an aborted takeoff from a private grass airstrip. The pilot landed the airplane at the private grass airstrip without incident. During the subsequent departure, the airplane was not gaining airspeed, and the takeoff was aborted. According to a drawing submitted by the pilot, the airplane had traveled 1,800 feet down the 2,600-foot airstrip when he aborted the takeoff. The pilot reported that the remaining 800 feet of the grass runway 'had been replanted with new grass and had not been mowed, causing insufficient traction to stop.' The passenger reported that 'due to new, wet grass, the airplane slid' off the end of the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun. A factor was the wet grass runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA263
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2024 08:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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