ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297162
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 June 2002 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9357N |
| MSN: | 28R-35063 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3147 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gettysburg, PA (PA51) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While departing from a 1,800-foot long grass strip, the airplane remained in ground effect and would not climb. The airplane then struck a tree and a power line located about 500 feet beyond the end of the runway, shearing the right wing from the fuselage. The pilot stated that the airplane's weight at the time of the accident was about 300 pounds below the maximum gross weight. He did not report any malfunctions with the engine or airframe. Examination of the landing facility after the accident revealed that the turf was mowed to a height of about 6 inches. According to the airplane pilot's operating handbook, the takeoff performance for a paved level dry runway, at maximum gross weight, included a ground roll of about 1,000 feet, and a total distance of 2,100 feet to clear a 50-foot obstacle.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to accurately compute takeoff performance and his failure to establish a positive climb resulting in a collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA113
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 15:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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