NEW CARLISLE, OH, USA
N56975
PIPER PA-28
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.
On Thursday, September 2, 1993, at 0820 eastern daylight time, N56975, a Piper PA-28-140, owned and operated by Arthur Chuck of Beaver Creek, Ohio, collided with the ground during an aborted takeoff on runway 27 at Andy Barnhart Airport, New Carlisle, Ohio. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The certificated private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91, and the intended destination was St Charles, Missouri. According to the pilot, he had completed his preflight inspection and run-up successfully. He stated that during the ground run, "the aircraft rotated then settled back on the runway. The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft exited the end of the runway." According to the FAA, the pilot was taking off on runway 27 that is 2000 feet long. The pilot reported to the FAA that he did not have enough airspeed, so he aborted the takeoff. The airplane touched down 2/3 down the runway, veered to the left, and collided with the runway lights. The pilot stated that this was his first takeoff at this airport with a passenger, and he did not use any flaps. 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.
THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF.
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