# Incident 20040129001919I: Piper PA32300, Mansfield, MA, January 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2004, 14:45 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2928X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2928X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,162 total, 1,827 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/20040129001919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 32, WINDS GUSTING AT 25 KNOTS, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND VASI LIGHT. VASI LIGHT WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, INCLUDING THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FUEL TANKS. ALSO BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL SHROUDS WERE DAMAGED DURING THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N2928X (1)

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

- [Incident 19890619031449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890619031449I), Jun 19, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N2928X), Graham, MO. Oil covered windshield. Emergency landing in field. Oil cap dipstick was missing. Had prior oil change.

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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