ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133151
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Date: | Monday 19 June 1995 |
Time: | 19:30 |
Type: | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
Owner/operator: | Skyhaven Flying Club Inc. |
Registration: | N91469 |
MSN: | 38-82A0038 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Phillips, ME -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | 10M |
Destination airport: | 6B1 |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On June 19, 1995, at 1930 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-38-112, N91469, operated by Skyhaven Flying Club Inc., collided with trees during takeoff/initial climb at Raymond's Field, Phillips, Maine. The private pilot received minor injuries, and the one passenger reported no injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91 and the intended destination was Rochester, New Hampshire.
The pilot reported that the airplane appeared to be climbing normally during initial climb, but when it reached about 60 feet above the ground the airplane "started to sink" and the left wing struck a tree off the departure end of runway 13. The aircraft rotated 180 degrees and descended to the ground.
According to an FAA Safety Inspector, a witness reported that the pilot took off with a tailwind and that the engine was operating. A weather observation made at 1945 in Bangor, Maine, (located 55 nautical miles east of the accident site) recorded winds out of 040 degrees at 7 knots, and a temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Examination of the accident site revealed that the pilot was taking off from a 2300 foot-long, turf strip, and the airplane was 25 pounds over the maximum certificated gross weight. There was no evidence or claim of preimpact mechanical malfunction.
PROBABLE CAUSE:the private pilot's failure to obtain/maintain altitude/clearance from obstacles during the takeoff/initial climb. Related factors are the grass/turf runway, the improper weight and balance, and the tailwind.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001207X03638
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
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Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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