# Incident 20080206013599I: Piper PA28161, St Augustine, FL, February 6, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2008, 07:55 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9653° N, 81.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9653&lon=-81.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140FT-2008-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 115 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OPS08IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS08IA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080206013599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED AT SGJ ON RUNWAY 31, TAXIED OFF, CONTACTED TOWER FOR TAKEOFF. TOWER CLEARED PILOT FOR TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT AT THIS POINT THOUGHT HE WAS ON 31 ALREADY BUT WAS ACTUALLY ON RUNWAY 6. WHEN PILOT REALIZED HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. HE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, INTO THE GRASS AREA AND THEN INTO THE WATER (INTRACOASTAL).

## 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 OPS08IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS08IA006), Feb 7, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N140FT), St. Augustine, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adhere to the controller's takeoff instruction. Contributing to the incident was the controller's failure to properly monitor the flight, and the controller's decision to…

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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