ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296353
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| Date: | Friday 13 December 2002 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N793MA |
| MSN: | 2843193 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-36O Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greensburg, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Greensburg, IN (I34) |
| Logansport Cass County Airport, IN (KGGP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was substantially damaged when it departed the runway surface while attempting to takeoff. It came to rest in a plowed field adjacent to the airport. In his statement, the pilot reported: "As I started to lift off, suddenly the plane skid" and started to go toward the side of the runway. He went on to note that to avoid a collision, " I turned the plane to the west and tried to reduce speed, but the plane was out of control... ." The airport manager, who witnessed the accident aircraft attempting to takeoff, stated: "It was snowing fairly heavy, with a couple of inches of slush on the runway". He reported that it was almost a "white out" condition, and estimated visibility as approximately 1/4 mile. The pilot stated that there were no abnormalities with the controls, and no malfunctions with the aircraft. A post-accident examination also revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors included inadequate planning/decision by the pilot for attempting to depart from the slush covered runway, the slush covered runway itself, and the falling snow.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA038
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 April 2006 | N793MA | Raj Airlines | 0 | Logansport, Indiana | |
sub |
| 8 July 2017 | N793MA | Private | 2 | Washington County near Beverly, OH | |
w/o |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 19:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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