# Accident 20051015027739A: Piper PA28180, Imperial, NE, October 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2005, 15:45 local time
- Place: Imperial, NE
- Airport: Imperial Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5103° N, 101.6200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5103&lon=-101.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3428R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3428R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 22 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015027739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ENDORSED TO SOLO AND WAS OUT PRACTICING TAKEOFS AND LANDINGS. AFTER SEVERAL TOUCH AND GOES THE PILOT ELECTED TO TRY A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT IML. THE WINDS WERE CALM AND ON TAKEOFF ROLL, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 KNOTS AIRSPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND STARTED BRAKING PROCEDURES. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLIDE AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A FRESHLY PLOWED PORTION OF A FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT CAUSING IT TO SHEAR OFF. THE LEFT WING THEN IMPACTED A FENCE AND FENCE POST ON AN EMBANKMENT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY AND THEN HAD THE AIRCRAFT TOWED TO A HANGAR.

## 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 CHI06CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA035), Oct 15, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N3428R), Imperial, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining airplane control during the takeoff.

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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