# Accident 20080518834029A: Piper PA28R180, Wrightsville, GA, May 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wrightsville, GA
- Airport: The Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7195° N, 82.7206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7195&lon=-82.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4553J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4553J-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080518834029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF USING A SHORT FIELD. AT ABOUT 20-30' AGL A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FORCING THE NOSE OF THE A/C INTO A VERY HIGH NOSE UP ATTITUDE. FEARING A STALL THE PIC PUSHED THE NOSE OVER JUST AS ANOTHER GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING, PUSHING THE NOSE RIGHT AND FORCING THE A/C INTO BUSHES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT WITH THE BUSHES CAUSED THE A/C TO SPIN ABOUT 180 DEGREES, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

## 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 CHI08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA137), May 18, 2008: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4553J), Wrightsville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the gusty winds.

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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