Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary LAX83LA168

GLENDALE, AZ, USA

Aircraft #1

N81191

PIPER PA-28-161

Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED PERFORMING A NORMAL PREFLIGHT AND RUN-UP.NO WATER WAS OBSERVED IN THE FUEL DURING PREFLIGHT. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE ACFT ACCELERATED TO 55 KTS. AS THE ACFT ROTATED AND CLIMB ATTITUDE ESTABLISHED THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY AND IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE LYING ACROSS THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY BEFORE CROSSING A DITCH AND ROAD. THE ENG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TEST RUN FOR 15 MIN DURING WHICH PERIOD IT OPERATED NORMALLY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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