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Attributes | |
ACN | 843076 |
Time | |
Date | 200907 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Takeoff |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Engine |
Person 1 | |
Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16 Flight Crew Total 607 Flight Crew Type 67 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Lost power on takeoff and landed in field. Aircraft under max gross weight. Conducted short field takeoff on a 5400 ft runway at 4125 ft MSL with a 7000 foot density altitude calculated. After climbing to 75 ft and departing end of runway engine lost power and was unable to climb further. Conducted an off field landing. Minor damage to aircraft. No injuries to 3 people on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An engine failure shortly after takeoff from a high density altitude airport requires the PA28R pilot to land off airport.
Narrative: Lost power on takeoff and landed in field. Aircraft under max gross weight. Conducted short field takeoff on a 5400 FT runway at 4125 FT MSL with a 7000 foot density altitude calculated. After climbing to 75 FT and departing end of runway engine lost power and was unable to climb further. Conducted an off field landing. Minor damage to aircraft. No injuries to 3 people on board.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.