Piper PA-61P N9531Q

Summary

On 29 October 1983 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-61P registered N9531Q was involved in an accident near Norfolk, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 October 1983 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Norfolk International (ORF)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-61P

Registration

N9531Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norfolk → West Palm Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA032

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRSPEED HAD ACCELERATED THROUGH 128 KTS, BUT AS THE TAKEOFF CONTINUED THE AIRSPEED DROPPED TO 115 KTS & REMAINED BETWEEN 100-115 KTS. AFTER ROTATION THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OR ACCELERATE ABOVE 100-115 KTS. THE PLT RECHECKED THE POWER PLANT CONTROLS & ACFT SYSTEMS OPERATIONS. THE ACFT WOULD ONLY CLIMB TO ABOUT 20 FT AGL. THE PLT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WITH ABOUT 1200 FT OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN & THE PLT APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING, BUT THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PLT REPORTED APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED CLIMBOUT, BUT NO MALFUNCTION OF THE LEFT ENG WAS FOUND. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL THE ACCELERATE STOP DISTANCE WAS AMPLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.