Welcome Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Franklin, Kentucky 42134
Saturday, November 1, 2003 17:15 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

While departing from a 2,000-foot long runway, the pilot over-rotated the airplane. The airplane initially climbed about 15 feet, but settled and landed hard back onto the runway. The airplane then veered 45 degrees to the right and came to rest inverted about 30 feet beyond the end of the runway.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/1/2003
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1715
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Franklin
Event State KENTUCKY
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 42134
Event Date Year 2003
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 364240N
Event Location Longitude 0863810W
Event Location Airport Welcome Field
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 35KY
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 695
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 1653 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 38
Weather Observation Facility ID BWG
Elevation of weather observation facility 547
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 16
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.24
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 15008
NTSB Notification Source FAA Southern Region Comm Cente
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Mar 2 2004 8:06AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3264Z
NTSB Number NYC04CA020
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Piper
Aircraft Model PA-22-150
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 22-7213
Certified Max Gross Weight 2000
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 Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 17 2003 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 27
Airframe Hours 1128
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Bomar Aviation Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Lexington
Aircraft Owner State KY
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 40515
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Charles Bomark
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Adolphus
Operator State KY
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 42120
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 35KY
Departure City Franklin
Departure State KY
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1715
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code 35KY
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Nov 20 2003 1:13PM
User who most recently changed record PEAR
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 29
Runway Length 2000
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --