Pilot Debrief

Piper PA-28-150 near Mankato, KS — 2008-03-28

Final reportDEN08CA068
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Date
2008-03-28
Location
Mankato, KS, USA
Airport
TKO
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-150
Registration
N50GM
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the fence and trees.

NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll, the student pilot pulled back on the yoke to raise the nose wheel off the runway. He reported that "as the nose rose, I lost visual on the runway." The student pilot thought the main landing gear tires had lifted off the runway and he lowered the nose to increase speed in ground effect. He then realized the airplane had drifted off the right side of the runway. The airplane struck a fence and trees, and came to rest upright in a field.

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