# Incident 20081109851579I: Piper PA28161, Tulsa, OK, November 9, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2008, 14:50 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: GD8S
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4980U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4980U) (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: 78 total, 76 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081109851579I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK A FREQUENCY JUST AFTER ROTATION.  WHILE SHE WAS DISTRACTED, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN AND DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN.  THE PILOT CONTINUED THE CLIMBOUT AND RETURNED FOR LANDING.  REMEDIAL TRAINING WILL BE COMPLETED.

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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