Piper PA-22-135 N1107C

Summary

On 30 January 2004 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-135 registered N1107C was involved in an accident near Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 January 2004 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Goose Creek (28A)

Coordinates

35.1208, -80.5872

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-135

Registration

N1107C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Florence → Indian Trail

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04LA072

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's attempted lift off without adequate airspeed resulting in a stall/mush and collision with trees while transitioning from an aborted landing to takeoff climb. A factor was the crosswind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated while touching down, a strong crosswind caused the airplane to "weathervane to the right". The airplane bounced. As the pilot tried to recover from the bounced landing, he stated that he "overcorrected and the airplane started to run off the right side" of the runway. At this point the pilot decided to execute a climb out, but the airplane did not have enough airspeed to climb and only got approximately three feet in the air. The airplane collided with a tree and landed partially in a pond 1300 feet from the approach end and 30 feet to the right of runway 22. The wind conditions at the time of the accident were from a heading of 280-degrees, wind speed 11 knots with a wind gust to 19 knots. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident. Examination of the airplane revealed damage to wings, the right door panel and the propeller. Post examination did not reveal any mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.