Piper PA-28RT-201 N3023U

Summary

On 13 June 2007 at about 09:45 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N3023U was involved in an accident near Tinicum, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

13 June 2007 at 09:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Tinicum, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Hoge Farm (56PA)

Coordinates

40.4694, -75.0822

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201

Registration

N3023U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tinicum → Bangor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA137

2 people had minor injuries.

The instrument-rated pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment by instruments after encountering fog during the initial climb. A factor was the foggy weather conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The instrument-rated private pilot was attempting an early morning, short-field takeoff from a turf airstrip in a Piper PA-28RT-201. During the take-off roll, "mist blew into the departure end of the runway." The pilot continued the takeoff, and about 50 feet above the ground, the airplane impacted trees off the left side of the runway and flipped over. A fire department photograph, taken upon arrival at the airstrip, revealed the presence of fog about half way down the runway. The airstrip was 2,200 feet long and 100 feet wide, with trees on both sides.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.