Piper PA-32RT-300T N21596

Summary

On 22 November 1984 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T registered N21596 was involved in an accident near Chambers Island, Wisconsin, United States. 6 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 November 1984 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chambers Island, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Chambers Island

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-32RT-300T

Registration

N21596

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Green Bay

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA056

3 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF UPON REACHING AN ALT OF 8-10 FT AGL A DOWN DRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE ACFT CONTACTED THE RWY ON THE RT LANDING GEAR WHICH WAS IN THE TRANSIENT POSITION. HE REPORTED HE WAS ABLE TO REMAIN AIRBORNE BUT THE RATE OF CLIMB WAS SLOW. HE DETERMINED THAT THE TREES SOUTH OF THE APRT COULD NOT BE CLEARED SO HE SLOWED THE ACFT AND LANDED IN THE TREE TOPS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLT ACTIVATED THE GEAR OVERRIDE SYSTEM PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. USING SHORT FIELD PROCEDURES THE GEAR RETRACTION PROCESS BEGAN UPON ROTATION RESULTING IN PROPELLER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.