Piper PA-28 N56975

Summary

On 2 September 1993 at about 12:20 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N56975, operated by Arthur Chuck, was involved in an accident near New Carlisle, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 1993 at 12:20

Classification

Accident

Location

New Carlisle, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Andy Barnhart (I11)

Coordinates

39.9408, -84.0194

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N56975

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Arthur Chuck

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → St Charles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO93LA152

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ACCELERATING FOR TAKEOFF, IT BECAME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY, THEN IT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A PASSENGER AT THIS AIRPORT AND WAS NOT USING FLAPS. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF, SO HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE 2000 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, AND THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE RUNWAY WAS LONGER AND A SHORTFIELD TAKEOFF WAS EXECUTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.