Piper PA 22 N3460A

Summary

On 23 May 2014 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA 22 registered N3460A, operated by John Bake, was involved in an accident near Roundup, Montana, 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

23 May 2014 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Roundup, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (None)

Coordinates

46.4325, -108.4536

Aircraft

Piper PA 22

Registration

N3460A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1953

Engines

1

Operator

John Bake

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roundup → Roundup

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA401

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed action to abort the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and a high density altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during takeoff from a 1,200-foot long turf airstrip, the airplane accelerated beyond a speed he anticipated for rotation and remained on the ground. Despite the pilot's attempt to abort the takeoff and stop the airplane, it overran the departure end of the runway and struck multiple trees before it came to rest upright. The fuselage and both wings were substantially damaged. The pilot stated that at the time of the accident, it was unseasonably warm and the degradation of the airplane's performance was significantly more than he had anticipated. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.