Piper PA-31-310 N103RW
24 May 1996 · Stevensville, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1996 at about 14:55 local time, a Piper PA-31-310 registered N103RW was involved in an accident near Stevensville, Maryland, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stevensville, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9899, -76.2998
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-310
- Registration
- N103RW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Laconia
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD96FA085
People
7 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper short field takeoff/procedure and selection of the wrong runway for takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he ran the engines to full power before releasing the brakes. Immediately after lift-off, when he retracted the landing gear, he noticed a dramatic loss of airspeed. The airplane began to rock back and forth, and the pilot's efforts to increase the airspeed including lowering the nose and adding full power was unsuccessful. According to the Piper Information Manual for a short field takeoff, a lift-off speed of 85 mph and 15 degree of flaps is required. The reported winds were 010 degrees at 7 knots. The pilot departed runway 29 which is 2910 feet long. A witness who was refueling an airplane on the ramp stated that the airplane was still on the runway at the 500 foot mark from the end of runway 29.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-31 | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1996 | Piper PA-31-350 | Zionsville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-31-310 | Wassau Island, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-31-350 | Eel River Cross, Canada | JPS Corp | Fatal | 8 |
| 13 Nov 1996 | Piper PA-31-310 | Nairobi, Kenya | Kissimayu Aviation | Fatal | 8 |
| 5 Dec 1996 | Piper PA-31 | Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-38-112 | Salisbury, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1996 | Quicksilver SPRINT | Mt Airy, Maryland, United States | John F Harrison | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 RG | Union Bridge, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-32-260 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1996 | American AA-5 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |