# Accident 20130810015619A: Piper PA-28-180, Poteau, OK, August 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2013, 08:00 local time
- Place: Poteau, OK
- Airport: Robert S. Kerr
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0194° N, 94.6214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0194&lon=-94.6214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7811W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7811W-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA475) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130810015619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TRAVELED ABOUT 150 YARDS BEFORE HITTING A SMALL TREE AND COMING TO REST IN A DITCH WITH THE OUTER 7 FEET OF THE LEFT WING SHEARED OFF AND THE RIGHT GEAR BENT BACK AND STICKING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WING

## 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 CEN13CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA475), Aug 10, 2013: Piper PA-28-180 (N7811W), Poteau, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s application of excessive left rudder during the takeoff roll, resulting in a loss of directional control, his failure to correct the excursion with opposite rudder, and his failure to…

## Other reports on N7811W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780201005239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201005239I), Feb 1, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N7811W), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown, nose gear collapsed,

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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