Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN83LA197

VERNAL, UT, USA

Aircraft #1

N29649

PIPER PA-28RT-201T

Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB, AS THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, THE TURBO CHARGER OVERBOOST LIGHT FLASHED ONCE & THE ENG COUGHED & QUIT. THE PLT STATED ALL GAGES WERE NORMAL UNTIL THE ENG QUIT. THE ACFT WAS STILL OVER THE RWY, & THE PLT MAINTAINED 75 KTS WITH 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS. THE ACFT LANDED GEAR UP ABOUT 75 FT OFF THE END OF THE PAVED RWY. NO MALFUNCTION OF THE ENG OR TURBOCHARGER UNIT WAS FOUND. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT HAD BEEN TIED DOWN FOUR DAYS DURING WHICHTHERE HAD BEEN NIGHTLY THUNDERSHOWERS. HOWEVER, NO WATER WAS PRESENT WHEN THE PLT DRAINED THE TANKS DURING PREFLIGHT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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