20040114000959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Scottsdale, AZ · January 14, 2004

Date: January 14, 2004 · 12:17 local
Place: Scottsdale, AZ
Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4160A
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04CA093
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 17 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N4160ARegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2004 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843209 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The student pilot lost directional control during his first solo touch and go. He did not retract the wing flaps prior to the takeoff portion of the touch and go. The nose wheel remained in contact with the runway after the main landing gear lifted off and the aircraft swerved to the left. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway and collided with a taxiway marker sign. The right main landing gear broke off of the aircraft and the taxiway sign broke away from the surface mounts. The aircraft continued across the infield and the parallel taxiway then collided with a tee hangar and an aircraft parked inside the tee hangar. There were no injuries, but both aircraft received substantial damage. There was no fire. Weather was not a factor. There was a high overcast and the wind was calm.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING HIS FIRST SOLO TOUCH AND GO. HE DID NOT RETRACT THE WING FLAPS PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF THE TOUCH AND GO. THE NOSE WHEEL REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AFTER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR LIFTED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY MARKER SIGN. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE TAXIWAY SIGN BROKE AWAY FROM THE SURFACE MOUNTS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS THE INFIELD AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY THEN COLLIDED WITH A TEE HANGAR AND AN AIRCRAFT PARKED INSIDE THE TEE HANGAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THERE WAS A HIGH OVERCAST AND THE WIND WAS CALM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportScottsdale, AZfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to retract the flaps.Jan 14, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4160A · 1

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

Incident 20030113000309ILevel Off Touchdown · Glendale, AZ(-23) Pilot stated on third landing of first supervised solo, aircraft bounced the control wheel may have been pushed forward after the first bounce. Aircraft bounced several times, the nose wheel deflated and the propeller came into contact with the runway.…Jan 13, 2003 · Minor damage