# Accident 20060524007799A: Piper PA28180, Tangier, VA, May 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tangier, VA
- Airport: Tangier Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8250° N, 75.9978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8250&lon=-75.9978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5180L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5180L) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 32 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060524007799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE ATTEMPTED AN ABORT, BUT HAD VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE REEDS AND TALL GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS A 7 KNOT CROSSWIND (ESTIMATED) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE LEFT WING SPAR IS CRACKED HALFWAY THROUGH.

## 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 NYC06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA120), May 24, 2006: Piper PA-28-280 (N5180L), Tangier Island, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a ditch. A factor was the rough runway condition.

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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