Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC85LA168

NEW MILFORD, CT, USA

Aircraft #1

N82631

PIPER PA-28-236

Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE PREFLT AND RUNUP CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE PLT THEN APPLIED FULL PWR FOR TAKEOFF AND ROTATION WAS INITIATED AT 60 KTS. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE ACFT APPEARED TO LOOSE PWR AND BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE PLT LOWERED THE PITCH ATTITUDE. THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED AGAIN AND THE PLT FELT A PWR SURGE JUST PRIOR TO THE ACFT CONTACTING THE RWY. THE ACFT SLID LEFT, AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE RIGHT STABILIZER CONTACTED A TREE AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEARS WERE SHEARED OFF DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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