# Incident 20030515012869I: Piper PA24250, Fullerton, CA, May 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2003, 12:26 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7950P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7950P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 900 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515012869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKE OFF PORTION OF THE FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE PILOT TOLD HIS PASSENGER TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER, THE PASSENGER BECAME CONFUSED AND APPLIED LEFT RUDDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY AT FULLERTON AIRPORT (KFUL). THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, AFTER HITTING THE VASI, APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEMS. THE PILOT HAD A LEG BRACE, WHICH EXTENDED FROM HIS CALF UP TO HIS QUADRICEPS.

## Other reports on N7950P (5)

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

- [Incident 20220519019589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220519019589I), May 19, 2022: Piper PA-24-250 (N7950P), Del Rio, TX, Minor damage. Statement as provided by pilot in command: On may 19, 2022, I departed pleasanton airport around 0850 in my Piper comanche PA-24-250. Departed airstrip and…
- [Accident 20121020024989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020024989A), Oct 20, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N7950P), South Lake Taho, CA, Substantial damage. 10/20/12 At 1723, the pilot reported that he failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up on runway 18 at south lake tahoe (tvl). He was the only occupant…
- [Incident 20041206032839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041206032839I), Dec 6, 2004: Piper PA24250 (N7950P), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Excerpts taken from pilot interview). After departure from psp, the pilot noticed an electrical failure during landing gear retract cycle. The pilot…
- [Incident 19941107037889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941107037889I), Nov 7, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N7950P), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Forgot extend gear for landing. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19870724048249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724048249I), Jul 24, 1987: Piper PA24250 (N7950P), Osage Beach, MO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the gear for landing.

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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