Piper PA-28-140 N4525R

Summary

On 8 June 1999 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4525R was involved in an accident near Traer, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 June 1999 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Traer, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Traer Municipal (8C6)

Coordinates

42.1893, -92.4590

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N4525R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Marshalltown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA179

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's not maintaining proper runway alignment during the aborted takeoff, and the airport personnel not maintaining the runway. Factors were rough terrain and a dirt bank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an aborted takeoff, the airplane impacted a dirt pile and received substantial damage. The pilot said on the previous landing the runway was rough, so he elected to use a soft field takeoff technique. He said that the airplane did not seem to accelerate and he decided to abort the takeoff when the airplane reached 60 MPH. He said that the airplane drifted to the right side of the runway and during the rollout, he was unable to maneuver to avoid impacting a mound of dirt. Subsequent to the accident an examination of the runway found a dirt mound approximately 10 feet in diameter and 3 feet high which extended into the runway about 5 feet. After it was brought to the attention of airport management, the dirt mound was removed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.