Mcminnville Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Mcminnville, Oregon 97128
Tuesady, August 21, 2012 14:15 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, he attempted to close a window vent and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. He aborted the takeoff and taxied back for takeoff; he examined the airplane before takeoff and did not see any damage. After landing, he secured the airplane in the club hangar. During a flying club meeting 4 days later, the pilot observed damage to the right wing; subsequent examination revealed substantial damage to the wing spar. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane before the runway excursion.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/21/2012
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1415
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City McMinnville
Event State OREGON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 97128
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 451140N
Event Location Longitude 1230810W
Event Location Airport McMinnville Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MMV
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 163
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1330 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 140
Weather Observation Facility ID SLE
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 18
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
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) 28
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 330
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.12
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 30586
NTSB Notification Source FAA NWM Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 25 2012 5:05PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8154N
NTSB Number WPR12CA368
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-28-140
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 28-25348
Certified Max Gross Weight 2150
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
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 Mar 10 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 12
Airframe Hours 4952
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name PACIFIC FLYERS INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City SALEM
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97309-1936
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name PACIFIC FLYERS INC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City SALEM
Operator State OR
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 97309-1936
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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 No
Departure Airport Code UAO
Departure City Aurora
Departure State OR
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1355
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code MMV
Destination City McMinnville
Destination State OR
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 25 2012 5:05PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 22
Runway Length 5420
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --