Piper PA-38-112 N6228A

Summary

On 25 April 2004 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N6228A, operated by Hunt Presley, was involved in an accident near Seminole, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 April 2004 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Seminole, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

35.2333, -96.6667

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N6228A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hunt Presley

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seminole → Oklahoma City

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04LA114

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning. A contributing factor was the pilot's use of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 6,500-hour pilot executed a short field takeoff at the 500 foot mark of the 3,300-foot long by 20-foot wide, unimproved, gravel road. After a normal run-up and takeoff roll, the airplane rotated, "settled" back onto the road, and impacted a stationary tractor with the left wing. The airplane "spun" around 90-degrees, and slid to the right until it collided with two parked bulldozers. There were muddy soft spots on the left side of the road, and a steel fence post on the left side of the road showed impact marks from what appeared to be the left wing of the airplane. The owner of the private road stated that he had advised the pilot prior to takeoff that he would be improving the road in the near future. The road had not been utilized for some time by airplanes, and about 90% of the surface was loose gravel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.