# Accident 20090620009159A: Piper PA28161, Plymouth, MA, June 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9089° N, 70.7286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9089&lon=-70.7286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29496, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29496-2012-09-24) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 35 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090620009159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 1430 HOURS EASTERN LOCAL TIME, DURING TAKEOFF ON A SOFT RUNWAY (GRASS STRIP) PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 15-33, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO ACCELERATE.  PILOT LANDED BEYOND THE INTERSECTING RUNWAY 6-24 ONTO THE GRASS FIELD.  DURING ROLL-OUT, THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL/TIRE SHEARED OFF OF THE END OF THE STRUT, DUE TO THE TERRAIN, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SUDDENLY STOP AND FLIP OVER.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED.  MINOR INJURIES TO BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOTS.

## 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 ERA09LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA358), Jun 20, 2009: Piper PA-28-161 (N29496), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's inadequate preflight planning and delay to abort the takeoff from the soft takeoff area.

## Other reports on N29496 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940807031639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807031639I), Aug 7, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N29496), Mansfield, MA, Minor damage. Pilot reported jerky brakes on taxi to park. Ran off side taxiway. No defects found.
- [Incident 19810617044809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617044809I), Jun 17, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N29496), North Andover, MA, Minor damage. Student solo landed left of center on third attempt in gusty wind and ran off runway colliding with runway light.

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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