# Accident 20100114026809A: Piper PA-28-140, Collegedale, TN, January 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2010, 06:05 local time
- Place: Collegedale, TN
- Airport: Collegedale Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0397° N, 85.0219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0397&lon=-85.0219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43421, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43421-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 90 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100114026809A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED RUNWAY 3 PRIOR TO SUNRISE AND IMPACTED TREES TO LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS FROM THE AIRPORT SAFETY AREA. PILOT STATED HE FIXATED ON THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR, FAILED TO SCAN THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND THE ATITUDE INDICATOR.  HE STATED HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE TO THE GROUND DUE TO DARKNESS.  WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS IN A LEFT BANK HE CORRECTED ABOUT THE TIME HE IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 ERA10CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA114), Jan 14, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N43421), Collegedale, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the initial climb after takeoff in dark light conditions.

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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