Piper PA-28-236 DAKOTA Owner's manual

DAKOTA
PILOT’S
OPERATING
HANDBOOK
AND
FAA APPROVED
AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL
AIRPLANE AIRPLANE
SERIAL NO. _____________________ REGISTRATION. NO. _____________
PA-28-236
REPORT: VB-910 FAA APPROVED BY: ____________________________________
WARD EVANS
DATE OF APPROVAL: D.O.A. NO. SO-1
JUNE 1, 1978 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
FAA APPROVED IN NORMAL CATEGORY BASED ON CAR 3. THIS HANDBOOK
INCLUDES THE MATERIAL REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED TO THE PILOT BY CAR 3
AND CONSTITUTES THE APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL AND MUST BE
CARRIED IN THE AIRPLANE AT ALL TIMES.
HANDBOOK PART NO. 761 689
REFERENCE ONLY
THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION
OF THE POH IS
NOT APPROVED TO
REPLACE ANY OPERATING
INFORMATION REQUIRED
BY THE REGULATIONS.

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WARNING
EXTREME CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO LIMIT THE USE OF
THIS HANDBOOK TO APPLICABLE AIRCRAFT. THIS HAND-
BOOK IS VALID FOR USE WITH THE AIRPLANE IDENTIFIED
ON THE FACE OF THE TITLE PAGE. SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS
SUPPLIED BY PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION MUST BE
PROPERLY INSERTED.
Published by
PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Piper Aircraft Corporation
Issued: June 1, 1978

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APPLICABILITY
Application of this handbook is limited to the specific Piper P A-28-236
model airplane designated by serial number and registration number on the
face of the title page of this handbook.
This handbook cannot be used for operational purposes unless kept in a
current status.
REVISIONS
The information compiled in the Pilot’s Operating Handbook with the
exception of the equipment list, will be kept current by revisions distributed
to the airplane owners. The equipment list was current at the time the airplane
was licensed by the manufacturer and thereafter must be maintained by the
owner.
Revision material will consist of information necessary to update the text
of the present handbook and/ or to add information to cover added airplane
equipment.
I. Revisions
Revisions will be distributed whenever necessary as complete page
replacements or additions and shall be inserted into the handbook in
accordance with the instructions given below:
1. Revision pages will replace only pages with the same page number.
2. Insert all additional pages in proper numerical order within each sec-
tion.
3. Page numbers followed by a small letter shall be inserted in direct
sequence with the same common numbered page.
II. Identification of Revised Material
Revised text and illustrations shall be indicated by a black vertical line along
the outside margin of the page, opposite revised, added or deleted material. A
line along the outside margin of the page opposite the page number will indicate
that an entire page was added.

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Black lines will indicate only current revisions with changes and additions
to or deletions of existing text and illustrations. Changes in capitalization,
spelling, punctuation or the physical location of material on a page will not be
identified.
ORIGINAL PAGES ISSUED
The original pages issued for this handbook prior to revision are given
below:
Title, ii through vii, 1-1 through 1-21, 2-1 through 2-8, 3-1 through
3-16, 4-1 through 4-24, 5-1 through 5-30, 6~1 through 6-47, 7-1 through
7-28, 8-1 through 8-18, 9-1 through 9-18 and 10-1 through 10-2.

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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS
Current Revisions to the PA-28-236 Dakota Pilot’s Operating
Handbook, REPORT: VB-910 issued June 1, 1978.
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 1 1-2 Revised dimensions.
761 689 1-4 Revised note.
(PR790115) 2-1 Revised para. 2.1 General.
3-4 Revised approach speed.
3-6 Corrected spelling.
3-11, Revised approach speed.
4-2,
4-10 &
4-22
5-4 Revised item (5) of example
flight.
5-29 Revised Figure 5-35.
6-4 Revised dimensions.
6-17 Revised item 31.
6-18 Revised item 45.
6-19 Revised item 63.
6-23 Revised item 117.
6-24 Revised item 133 & added
item 137.
6-25 Revised item 151.
6-26 Revised item 163.
6-28 Revised item 183.
6-31 Revised item 209.
6-34 Added item 240.
6-36 Revised item 259 & removed Ward Evans
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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 2 . 6-i Revised pg. no. ·
761 689 6-43- Revised Item 315; added item
(PR790413) 316; relocated item 319 to pg.
6-44.
6-44 Added item 319 from pg.
6-43; relocated items 401, 403,
& 405 to pg. 6-44a.
6-44a Added pg. (added items from
pg. 6-44).
6-44b Added pg.
7-i Revised pg. no.
7-25, Revised para. 7.37.
7-26
7-27 Added para. 7.37 info.; re-
located para. 7.39 to pg. 7-28.
7-28 Added info. from pg. 7-27;
relocated info. to pg. 7-29.
7-29 Added pg. (added info. from Ward Evans
pg. 7-28). April 13, 1979
Rev. 3 1-9 Added Demo. X-Wind.
761 689 2-6, 2-7 Revised para. 2.25.
(PR790827) 3-i Added para. 3.22.
3:-6 Added carburetor icing.
Moved info, to pg. 3-7.
3-7 Relocated info. from pg. 3-6.
3-15 Added para. 3.22; relocated
info. to pg. 3:-16.
3-16 Relocated info. from pg.
3-15.
4-i Added para. 4.28; revised
pages.
4-3 Added to check list.
4-5 Added to check list.
4-9 Relocated info. to pg. 4-10.

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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev 3. (cont) 4-10 Added Descent to check list;
relocated info. from pg. 4-9;
relocated info. to pg. 4-10a.
4-10a Added page; relocated info.
from pg. 4-10.
4-10b Added page.
4-11 Revised paragraph.
4-14 Revised para. 4.11.
4-21 Added para. 4.28; relocated
para. 4.29 to pg. 4-22.
4-22 Relocated para. 4.29; relocated
para. 4.31 to pg. 4-23.
4-23 Relocated para. 4.31; relocated
para. 4.35 and para. 4.37 to
pg. 4-24.
4-24 Relocated para. 4.35 and
para. 4.37.
5-1 Relocated info. to pg. 5-2.
5-2 Relocated info. from pg. 5-I;
added Warning.
5-3,5-5, Revised para. 5.5 (a), (c),
5-6, 5-7 (d), (e), (f) and (g).
5-18 Revised fig. 5-15.
5-19 Revised fig. 5-17; revised
footnote.
5-23 Revised figs. 5-23, 5-25, 5-27,
thru 5-29, 5-31 and 5-33.
5-28
6-1, 6-2 Revised para. 6.1.
6-3 Added Caution; relocated
fig. 6-1 to pg. 6-4.
6-4 Relocated fig. 6-1; relocated
info. to pg. 6-5.
6-5 Relocated info. from pg. 6-4.
6-6 Revised fig. 6-5.
6-16 Revised item 23.
6-28 Removed item 185; relocated
item 189 from pg. 6-29.

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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 3 (cont) 6-29 Relocated item 189; added
item 192; relocated item 195
from pg. 6-30.
6-30 Relocated item 195; removed
item 20 I; added item 202.
6-33 Revised items 235 and 237.
6-34 Changed item 241 to 242 and
item 243 to 244; added items
241 and 243; relocated items
245 and 2471:o pg. 6-35.
6-35 Relocated items 245 and 247;
relocated item 251 to pg.
6-36.
6-36 Relocated item 251 from pg.
6-35; added item 252; relocated
items 259 and 263 to pg. 6-37.
6-37 Relocated items 259 and 263
from pg. 6-36; added item 260;
relocated item 271 to pg. 6-38.
6-38 Relocated item 271 from pg.
6-37.
6-44 Revised item 323.
6-45 Revised items 407 and 409.
7-12 Added Warning. Added
optional light; moved info.
to pg. 7-14.
7-14 Relocated info. from pg.
7-12.
7-16 Revised para. 7.21
7-17 Revised fig. 7-15.
7-20 Revised para. 7.25
7-21 Revised fig. 7-19.
8-11 Revised para. 8.15 Ward Evans
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Rev. 4 1-3 Revised para. I. 7 (c).
761 689 2-3 Revised fuel grade.
(PR800801) 2-8 Added placard.
3-15 Revised para. 3.22.
4-10 Revised Normal Procedures
checklist (Descent).
5-9 Revised List of Figures, added
pgs. 5-31 and 5-32, added new
figs. 5-39 and 5-41.
5-29 Revised fig. 5-35.
5-30 Revised fig. 5-37.
5-31 Added pg:, added new fig. 5-39.
5-32 Added pg.; added new fig. 5-41.
6-i Revised Table of Contents.
6-4 Added page.
6-5 Added page.
6-12 Relocated text to page 3-8b.
6-12a Added text from page 3-10.
6-12b Relocated text to page 3-9.
6-12c Added pg.; added new info.
6-12d Added pg.
6-17 Revised item 31.
6-19 Relocated items; added items
49 and 51.
6-20 Added items 65 and 67.
6-22 Added item 103b.
6-23 Added item 119.
6-24 Relocated item; added item 129.
6-25 Relocated item 151 to pg. 6-26;
added item 137 from pg. 6-24.
6-26 Added item 151 from pg. 6-25;
added new items 153 thru 159;
renumbered items.
6-27 Relocated items from pg. 6-26;
renumbered items.
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date

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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 4 (cont) 6-28 Added item 181 from pg. 6~27.
6-32 Relocated item 231 to pg. 6-35;
renumbered item; added new
item 225.
6-33 Relocated items; added new
items 235 thru 245.
6-34 Relocated items; added new
items 247 thru 251.
6-35 Relocated items from pg. 6-32
and pg. 6-33; renumbered items.
6-36 Relocated items .hom pg. 6~33
and pg. 6-34; renumbered items.
6-37 Relocated items from pg. 6-34
and pg. 6-35;· renumbered items.
6-38 Relocated items from pg. 6-35
and pg. 6-36; renumbered item:s.
6-39 Relocated items from pg. 6-36
and pg. 6-37; renumbered items;
added new items 291 and 293.
6-40 Relocated items. from pg. 6-37;
revised items 299 and 301; added
new item 303; renumbered items.
6-41 Relocated items from pg. 6-37
and pg. 6-38; renumbered items.
6-42 Relocated items from pg. 6-39;
renumbered items.
6-43 Relocated items from pg. 6-40;
renumbered items.
6-44 Relocated items froin pg. 6-41;
renumbered items. ·
6-44a Relocated items from pg. 6-42;
renumbered items.
6-44b Relocated items from pg. 6-43;
renumbered items

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Rev. 4 (cont) 6-45 Relocated items from pg. 6-44;
renumbered items.
6-46 Relocated items from pg. 6-44a;
renumbered items; relocated
items 407 thru 411 from pg. 6-45.
6-47 Relocated items from pg. 6-45
and pg. 6-46.
6-48 Added pg.; relocated items 427
and 435 from pg. 6-46; added
new items 429 thru 433;
renumbered items.
6-49 Added pg.; relocated items from
pg. 6-47; renumbered items.
7-i Revised Table of Contents.
7-9 Revised para. 7.15; relocated
info. to pg. 7-10.
7-10 Relocated info. from pg. 7-9.
7-22 Revised para. 7.27.
7-29 Added new para. 7 .41.
8-12 Revised para. 8.2l(b).
8-13 Relocated info. to pg. 8-14;
added new info. to para. 8.2l(b).
8-14 Added para. 8.2l(c). from
pg. 8-13.
9-i Added Supplement 5 (Century 21
Autopilot) and Supplement 6
(Piper Control Wheel Clock
Installation).
9-19 Added pgs.; Added Supplement
thru 5 info.
9-22
9-23 Added pgs.; Added Supplement
thru Ward Evans
9-24 August 1, 1980
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date

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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 5 6-99 Added item 288.
761 689 9-i Revised Table of Contents.
(PR801210) 9-25 Added pgs. (Added Supple-
thru ment 7 KNS 80 Navigation Ward Evans
9-28 System.) Dec. 10, 1980
Rev. 6 3-i Retitled and added para. and
761 689 pg. no.
(PR810202) 3-5 Changed Alternator Failure
to Electrical Failures; moved
info. to pg. 3-7.
3-6 Added Electrical Overload;
moved info. to pg. 3-7.
3-7 Continued Electrical Overload;
relocated info. from pg.
3-5 and 3-6; moved info. to
pg. 3-8.
3-8 Relocated info. from pg. 3-7.
3-14 Retitled and revised para.
3.17; added para. 3.18; moved
info. to pg. 3-15.
3-15 Continued para. 3.18, relocated
info. from pg. 3-14;
moved info. to pg. 3-16.
3-16 Relocated info. from pg. 3-15;
moved info. to pg. 3-17.
3-17 New pg., relocated info. from
pg. 3-16.
6-i Revised Table of Contents.
6-21 Revised items 99 and 101;
moved item 101 to pg. 6-22.
6-22 Relocated item 101 from pg.
6-21; revised item 103; moved
title (g) to pg. 6-23.
6-23 Relocated title (g) from pg. 6-22.

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Rev. 6 (cont) 6-24 Revised item 129.
6-25 Relocated title (j).
6-30 Added item 206.
6-38 Moved item 281 to pg. 6-38a.
6-38a Added item 280; relocated
item 281 from pg. 6-38; re-
located item 283 from pg.
6-39.
6-38b New page.
6-39 Moved item 283 to pg. 6-38a;
revised item 293; added item 288.
6-41 Revised item 307.
6-44b Added item 342; moved item
349 to pg. 6-45.
6-45 Relocated item 349 from
pg. 6-44b.
6-48 Revised items 429, 431 and
433; moved items 433 and 435
to pg. 6-49.
6-49 Relocated items 433 and 435
from pg. 6-48; moved info. to
pg. 6-50.
6-50 New pg.; relocated info. from
pg. 6-49.
7-13 Revised Figure 7-11.
7-14 Revised para. 7.17; added
note; moved info. to pg. 7-16.
7-16 Relocated info. from pg. 7-14.
7-22 Revised para. 7.27. Ward Evans
9-24 Revised 4 (c). Feb. 2, 1981
Rev. 7 ii Revised Warning.
761 689 1-4 Revised para. 1.13.
(PR810624) 6-15 Revised item 17.
6-25 Revised item 143.
6-33 Revised item 243.
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
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Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date

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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 7 (cont) 6-34 Revised item 251.
6-37 Renumbered item; moved
item to pg. 6-37b.
6-37a New page.
6-37b New page; added items 274
and 275; relocated re-
numbered item from pg. 6-37.
6-38a Added item 282.
6-38b Relocated items 285 thru 289
from pg. 6-39.
6-39 Moved items 285 thru 289 to
pg. 6-38b; relocated items
295 thru 299 from pg. 6-40.
6-40 Moved items 295 thru 299 to
pg. 6-39; added item 303.
6-50 Removed info.
7-12 Revised para. 7.15. Ward Evans
8-15 Corrected date. June 24, 1981
Rev. 8 4-i Revised Table of Contents.
(PR811120) 4-5 Revised procedure.
4-8 Revised procedure.
4-10 Revised procedure.
4-14 Added note to para. 4.9.
4-18 Added note to para. 4.21;
moved para. 4.23 to pg. 4- I 9.
4-19 Relocated para. 4.23 from
pg. 4-18; moved info. to pg.
4-20.
4-20 Relocated info. from 4-19;
moved info. to pg. 4-21.
4-21 Relocated info. from pg.
4-20; moved info. and para.
4.28 to pg. 4-22.

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Rev. 8 (cont) 4-22 Relocated info. and para.
4.28 from pg. 4-21; added
note to para. 4.29; moved
info. to pg. 4-23.
4-23 Relocated info. from pg.
4.22; moved info. and para.
4.33 to pg. 4-24.
4-24 Relocated info. and para.
4.33 from pg. 4-23; moved
para. 4.37 and 4.39 to pg.
4.25.
4-25 New page; relocated para.
4.37 and 4.39 from pg. 4-24.
6-13 Revised para. 6.11.
6-38b Revised items 288 and 289.
6-44b Renumbered item; added
new item 343.
6-50 Added item 445. Ward Evans
7-22 Revised para. 7.27. Nov. 20, 1981
Rev. 9 iii Revised handbook info.
761 689 1-i Removed para. 1.21 -
(PR820723) coversion factor reference.
1-3 Revised para. 1.7.
1-4 Added info. to para. 1.11.
2-1 Revised para. 2.1.
2-3 Added info. to para. 2.11.
3-i Expanded emerg. procedure
index; moved info. to new pg.
3-ii.
3-ii New pg.; relocated info. from
pg. 3-i.
3-1 Revised para. 3.1.
4-i Expanded normal procedure
index; moved info. to new pg.
4-ii.
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Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 8 (cont) 4-ii New pg.; relocated info. from
pg. 4-i.
4-1 Revised para. 4.1.
4-11 Revised para. 4.7.
6-i Revised index pg.
6-6 Revised fig. 6-5 info.
6-7 Revised fig. 6-7.
6-9 Added info. to fig. 6-9.
6-10 Added info. to fig. 6-11.
6-12a Revised para. 6.9.
7-2 Revised para. 7.5.
7-22 Revised para. 7.27.
7-24 Revised para. 7.33 ..
9-i Updated supplement index
pg.
9-13 Revised Supplement 3 (pitch
trim).
9-29 Added new Supplement 8.
thru
9-48
9-49 Added new Supplement 9.
thru Ward Evans
9-74 July 23, 1982
Rev. 10 1-4 Revised para. 1.11.
761 689 1-12 Deleted para. 1.21 and pages.
(PR821122) thru
1-21
2-3 Revised para. 2.11.
5-3 Revised para. 5.5.
thru
5-7
6-9 Revised fig. 6-9.
6-10 Revised fig. 6-11.
7-i Revised Table of Contents.
7-14 Added Caution; moved para.
7.19 to pg. 7-16.

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Rev. 10 7-16 Relocated para. 7.19 from pg.
(cont) 7-14, moved info. to pg. 7-18.
7-18 Relocated info. from pg.7-16.
7-22 Revised para. 7.27.
8-2 Revised para. 8.3.
8-3 Revised para. 8.3 and 8.5,
relocated info. from pg. 8-4.
8-4 Moved info. to pg. 8-3, re-
located info. from pg. 8-5.
8-5 Moved info. to pg. 8-4, re-
located info. from pg. 8-6. Ward Evans
8-6 Moved info. to pg. 8-5. Nov. 22, 1982
Rev. 11 1-9 Deleted MBA ..
761 689 1-12 Deleted pg. 1-12, para. 1.21.
(PR830805) 2-8 Added GAMA placard.
5-3 Revised para. 5.5.
6-9 Revised fig. 6-9.
8-2 Revised para. 8.3.
8-3 Revised para. 8.5.
9-35 Revised Supplement No. 8. Ward Evans
9-57 Revised Supplement No. 9. Aug. 5, 1983
Rev. 12 vii Revised Table of Contents.
761 689 1-3 Revised para. 1.7.
(PR840713) 2-3 Revised para. 2.7 (g).
3-1 Revised para. 3.1.
4-4, Revised para. 4.5 info.
4-5,
4-7,
4-8
4-14 Revised para. 4.11.
4-16 Revised para. 4.17.
4-17 Revised para. 4.19.
4-18 Revised para. 4.21.
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date