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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Mcminnville, OR · August 21, 2012

Date
August 21, 2012 · 14:00 local
Place
Mcminnville, OR
Airport
Mc Minnville Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8154N
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12CA368
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
145 total40 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot allowed the ariplane to drift left on takeoff, it then swerved left after applying backpressure to the yoke. Pilot ran off the runway, he stopped the plane. He got out and inspected for damage, saw none. He taxied back and made a uneventful takeoff anf flew back to salem. Four days later damage was discovered to the wing and the faa/ntsb was notified.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ALLOWED THE ARIPLANE TO DRIFT LEFT ON TAKEOFF, IT THEN SWERVED LEFT AFTER APPLYING BACKPRESSURE TO THE YOKE.PILOT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, HE STOPPED THE PLANE. HE GOT OUT AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, SAW NONE.HE TAXIED BACK AND MADE A UNEVENTFUL TAKEOFF ANF FLEW BACK TO SALEM. FOUR DAYS LATER DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO THE WING AND THE FAA/NTSB WAS NOTIFIED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.