ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354515
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 1998 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Group Inc. |
| Registration: | N3900P |
| MSN: | 22-3568 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3957 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodstock, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marietta, GA (KRYY) |
| Cartesville, GA (KVPC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot-in-command (PIC), after a local flight of about 1 hour, the two pilots decided to 'check-out' a grass strip that they had flown over. The grass runway was oriented north/south and they landed on runway 18. On approach, they noted that the runway was 'uphill.' After landing, they noted that the wind shocks indicated that the ground winds were 'calm.' They elected to depart on runway 36, and the PIC initiated a 'short' field takeoff. They crossed a road at the north end of the field, and the PIC stated, '...but [the airplane] did not clear the trees.' He said, '...we clipped the top of the first tree and the prop went through the second...we caught a larger tree on the inboard right wing.' The reported winds about 10 miles north of the crash site were from 150 degrees at 9 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to establish a positive climb to outclimb obstacle (tree) and his decision to execute a takeoff with a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98LA150
History of this aircraft
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| 29 March 1986 | N3900P | Private | 0 | Plymouth, MI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 15:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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