# Accident 20010824023559A: Piper PA28161, Ardmore, OK, August 24, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 24, 2001, 17:27 local time - Place: Ardmore, OK - Airport: Ardmore Downtown Executive - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.1893° N, 97.1105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1893&lon=-97.1105&mi=10 - Aircraft: N81833, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81833-2021-10-06) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161 - Reported engine: LYC O320D3G - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 28 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA197) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010824023559A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON AUGUST 24, 2001, AT 1727 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N81833, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A DRAINAGE PIPE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN FLIGHT ACADEMY OF DENTON, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BUT NOT ACTIVATED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DENTON, TEXAS, AT 1530. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT ARDMORE. AFTER ONE OF THE LANDINGS, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER FOR THE TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE AIRPLANE AWAY FROM A RUNWAY LIGHT WHEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A DRAINAGE PIPE ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS FIREWALL. (-23) THE PILOT MR. BRAMOW WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 17 AT ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (1F0) AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT HAD SELECTED THE FLAPS UP AND DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN THE GRASS ON THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 UNTIL CONTACTED A DRAINAGE CULVERT. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AT THIS POINT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS A TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS THE STUDENT PILOTS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT HAD BEEN SIGNED OFF FOR A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY BY MR. ROBERT M. TUNNICLIFF THAT MORNING BEFORE LEAVING DENTON TEXAS. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKEN OFF AND PUSHED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL OF THE AIRCRAFT BENDING THE FIREWALL. THE PROP WAS BENT AND THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BENT AND BROKEN. (.4) ON AUGUST 24, 2001, AT 1727 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N81833, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A DRAINAGE PIPE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE ARDMO RE DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN FLIGHT ACADEMY OF DENTON, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BUT NOT ACTIVATED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DENTON, TEXAS, AT 1530. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ACCORDING TO HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, HE HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 17, RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND APPLIED FULL THROTTLE. HE THEN REALIZED THAT HE WAS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, THEN "APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT RUDDER TO STRAIGHTEN THE PLANE'S ROLL CAUSING THE PLANE TO VEER TO THE LEFT." THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADED TOWARD A TAXIWAY LIGHT, SO THE PILOT "STEERED THE PLANE INTO THE INFIELD GRASS AREA." THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DRAINPIPE, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP UPRIGHT ON THE TAXIWAY. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS FIREWALL. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB FTW01LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA197), Aug 24, 2001: Piper PA-28-161 (N81833), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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