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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Lexington, KY · December 8, 1997

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Date
December 8, 1997 · 19:34 local
Place
Lexington, KY
Airport
Blue Grass
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
IJCA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N22204
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
630 total15 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N22204Registered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990071 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: at approximately 1934 EST on December 8, 1997, a Piper PA-28-181, N22204, was involved in an incident at the Lexington bluegrass airport, Lexington, KY. The aircraft piloted by a private pilot receiving instruction from a rated flight instructor, struck the right side runway edge lights during the takeoff roll. Damage to the aircraft was minor and there were no injuries sustained to either pilot or instructor. The instructional flight was conducted under 14 CFR 141. An IFR flight plan was filed and ATC clearance was received for the local Lexington airport. Weather conditions at the time of the incident were marginal VFR in nature with light snow and fog. Investigation revealed that both airmen believed that when they taxied out onto runway 4 at Lexington that they were aligned with the runway centerline lights. However, they realized that after the takeoff roll that they had mistakenly alighted the aircraft on the right side runway edge lights thus, coming into contact with the runway edge lights.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 1934 EST ON DECEMBER 8, 1997, A PIPER PA-28-181, N22204, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT THE LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AIRPORT, LEXINGTON, KY. THE AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM A RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED TO EITHER PILOT OR INSTRUCTOR. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 141. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND ATC CLEARANCE WAS RECEIVED FOR THE LOCAL LEXINGTON AIRPORT. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE MARGINAL VFR IN NATURE WITH LIGHT SNOW AND FOG. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BOTH AIRMEN BELIEVED THAT WHEN THEY TAXIED OUT ONTO RUNWAY 4 AT LEXINGTON THAT THEY WERE ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE LIGHTS. HOWEVER, THEY REALIZED THAT AFTER THE TAKEOFF ROLL THAT THEY HAD MISTAKENLY ALIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS THUS, COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS.