# Incident 19911204061359I: Piper PA28160, Grantham, NC, December 4, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Grantham, NC
- Airport: Cox Grantham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2891° N, 78.1796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COX-GRANTHAM AIRFIELD (6NC0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2891&lon=-78.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5426W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5426W-2008-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 10 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204061359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY ONTO SOFT DIRT. NOSE GEAR BROKE.

## Other reports on N5426W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080430837309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080430837309A), Apr 30, 2008: Piper PA28160 (N5426W), Richmond Hill, GA, Destroyed. (-23) On 4/30/2008 at approximately 0830L the pilot, [privacy data omitted] was preparing for a flight from ism to fay. During the preflight inspection…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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