Piper PA-28-161 N2133V

Summary

On 19 July 2008 at about 03:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2133V, operated by John Linder, was involved in an accident near Sparta, Wisconsin, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 2008 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sparta, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Fort McCoy Airport (CMY)

Coordinates

43.9583, -90.7378

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N2133V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John Linder

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort McCoy → Madison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI08LA197

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's overgross weight condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had landed at the airport to refuel, and the accident occured during an aborted takeoff when it departed the end of the 4,708-foot by 100 feet, asphalt runway. He reported that he "filled the tanks to 28 gallons total via visual inspection." After another preflight that included "sumping" the fuel tanks, he conducted a full power engine run with the brakes held at the threshold of runway 29. He reported that the engine was performing normally during full power ground roll as the airplane's airspeed increased. He reported, "Entering ground effect in order to achieve airspeed for safe climb performance I observed only partial power." He lowered the nose and applied brakes; however, the airplane went off the end of runway 29 at about 15 mph. The pilot reported that the terrain sloped downward about 15 degrees and the grass was wet with dew. He was unable to stop the airplane before the landing gear collapsed and the wing spar was bent. The engine was test run after the accident, and it produced 2,375 RPM. The total weight of the airplane at the accident site was about 2,486 pounds. The maximum gross weight limit of the airplane was 2,440 pounds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.