Piper PA-28 N36190

Summary

On 3 September 1988 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N36190 was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 September 1988 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando West (X30)

Coordinates

28.5790, -81.4393

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N36190

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Key West

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88LA264

2 people had minor injuries.

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 HAD RENTED THE FULLY FUELED AIRCRAFT FROM AN FBO AT ORL WHICH HAS HARD SURFACED 4600 & 6000 FT RWYS. HE FLEW TO A 130 FT MSL ARPT WITH A 2430 FT GRASS RWY & PICKED UP HIS WIFE FOR A XC FLT. HE STATED THAT THE ACFT PERFORMED NORMALLY DURING THE 10 MIN FIRST FLT. ON DEPARTURE, THE PLT STATED THE WIND WAS CALM & HE ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM RWY 36. ABOUT 2/3 WAY DOWN THE RWY AND AT 65 KTS, HE STATED HE ROTATED & THE ENG QUIT. HE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD STOP THE ACFT ON THE WET GRASS & THERE WAS A DITCH AT THE END OF THE RWY. HE STATED THAT HE AVOIDED THE DITCH BY 'REAPPLIED THROTTLE & PULLED ACFT OFF SURFACE AT APRCH TO DITCH. ACFT ROTATED, THEN STALLED.' THE LEFT WING WAS SHEARED OFF AFTER HITTING A STUMP. AFTERWARD, THE ENG WAS TEST RUN AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED. SURFACE WIND AT ORL WAS 140 DEGS AT 12 KTS. THE AIR TEMP WAS 85 DEGS & DENS ALT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 1800 FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.