Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Rainbow Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Ojibwa, Wisconsin 54862
Sunday, May 14, 1989 17:10 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE 3300' GRASS STRIP WAS RPRTD TO BE SURROUNDED BY TREES & OBSTACLES (TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT). AFTER LANDING FOR A PASSENGER PICKUP, THE PLT WALKED THE STRIP. THERE WAS A WET AREA & SOFT SPOTS ON THE EAST END, SO THE PLT ELECTED TO USE THE WEST 2500' OF THE STRIP. HE ESTIMATED THE DISTANCE NEEDED TO CLEAR A 50' OBSTACLE DRG TAKEOFF WOULD BE 2160'. HE INITIATED A TAKEOFF TOWARD THE WEST, WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY UPHILL. DRG THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ACFT DID NOT ACCELERATE AS FAST AS EXPECTED. WHEN IT REACHED A PREDETERMINED POINT & WAS NOT 'BREAKING GROUND,' THE PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. TO AVOID TALL TREES/OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RWY, HE INTENTIONALLY MANEUVERED THE ACFT TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT INTO BRUSH & SMALL TREES & WAS DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS ACCOUNT, THE WIND WAS FROM 130 DEG AT 8 KTS. THE PLT RPRTD THE PREVAILING WIND WAS CALM.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE WET/UPWARD SLOPING CONDITION OF THE AIRSTRIP, UNFAVORABLE WIND, HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TALL TREES/OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY), AND HIGH VEGETATION (BRUSH & SMALL TREES).
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/14/1989 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1710 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | OJIBWA |
| Event State | WISCONSIN |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 54862 |
| Event Date Year | 1989 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | RAINBOW |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 1250 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Witness |
| Time of the weather observation | 0 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 1000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 20 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 18 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -18 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 130 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 3 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 898 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | May 17 1989 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1230 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 40410 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 26 2001 8:05AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N82702 |
| NTSB Number | CHI89LA091 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | PA-28RT-201 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | PA-28RT-20 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 28R-8118003 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2750 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Apr 10 1989 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 71 |
| Airframe Hours | 2502 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | HOLMQUIST, ARNOLD L. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 3382 LAKE JOHANNA BLVD. |
| Aircraft Owner City | ST. PAUL |
| Aircraft Owner State | MN |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 55112 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | UNIV. OF MINNESOTA FLIGHT FAC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 2289 COUNTY ROAD J. |
| Operator City | BLAINE |
| Operator State | MN |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 55432 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | NONE |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1710 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | ANE |
| Destination City | MINNEAPOLIS |
| Destination State | MN |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 26 2001 8:05AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 25 |
| Runway Length | 3300 |
| Runway Width | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |