# Accident 20120821018179A: Piper PA-28-140, Mcminnville, OR, August 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, OR
- Airport: Mc Minnville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1944° N, 123.1361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1944&lon=-123.1361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8154N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8154N) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120821018179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA368), Aug 21, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N8154N), McMinnville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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