# Accident 20140519007479A: Piper PA-28-181, Yuma, CO, May 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Yuma, CO
- Airport: Yuma Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1042° N, 102.7131° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1042&lon=-102.7131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9631C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9631C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140519007479A

## Narrative

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

5/19/2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 MST, DURING DEPARTURE ROLL FROM RWY 16, PILOT EXPERIENCED STRONG WINDS, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT N9631C, DEPARTED RWY INTO ADJACENT DRAINAGE DITCH. NO INJURIES OCCURRED

REPORTED WINDS AT TIME OF THE EVENT; 001 @20MPH GUST TO 30MPH.

## 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 CEN14LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA245), May 19, 2014: Piper PA 28-181 (N9631C), Yuma, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after the airplane encountered a wind gust during takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot inadvertently using a runway that…

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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