# Incident 19971221043959I: Piper PA28181, Kenosha, WI, December 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1997, 09:06 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9112Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9112Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971221043959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE STUDENT PILOT MISAPPLIED BRAKES WHILE TAKING OFF ON HIS FIRST SOLO AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR COUNSELED CONCERNING BODY POSITION AND CONTROL USAGE. PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR COUNSELED CONCERNING BODY POSITION AND CONTROL USAGE OF BRAKES ON TAKEOFF. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN (4) ADDITIONAL HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION ON TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS PRIOR TO FURTHER SOLO.

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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