Piper PA-28-151 N41371

Summary

On 17 July 1997 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N41371 was involved in an accident near Fessenden, North Dakota, United States. 4 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

17 July 1997 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fessenden, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Fessenden Municipal (D24)

Coordinates

48.3301, -101.3093

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N41371

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA213

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's premature liftoff and/or failure to abort the takeoff while there was sufficient runway remaining.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he initiated a soft field takeoff using the manufacturer's procedures. He said the airplane lifted off about halfway down the dry sod runway. While in ground effect, the airplane descended and touched down. The pilot was able to get the airplane airborne a second time, only to have it touchdown again. Shortly after getting the airplane airborne a third time, its main landing gear collided with the edge of a highway next to the departure end of the runway. The pilot said the road was about 3 to 5 feet above the runway's elevation. The state aeronautics commission found the road was about 1 foot 6 inches above the runway's elevation. The pilot stated he did not abort the takeoff after the airplane first touched down, because he said the airplane had enough airspeed to get into the air. The pilot said he used the stop way and runway for takeoff. The runway was 2,940 feet long, the stop way was 550 feet long. A 300 foot stop way was located at the runway's departure end. (Depending on the type of takeoff/airspeed used), the airplane required between 1,600 and 2,250 feet of hard surface runway to rotate for takeoff, according to the POH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.