# Accident 20150301003179A: Piper PA-28-181, Lee'S Summit, MO, March 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9597° N, 94.3714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9597&lon=-94.3714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3575X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3575X) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 4 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150301003179A

## Narrative

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

A PRIVATE PILOT WAS RECEIVING A CHECK-OUT IN A PA-28-181 FROM A FLYING CLUB CFI. AFTER COMPLETING THREE TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS, THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION STATED THE INSTRUCTOR ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PERFORM A HALF POWER SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF TO SIMULATE A HIGH ALTITUDE SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION STATED THAT WHILE TAXING TO THE RUNWAY, IT WAS AGREED THAT THE INSTRUCTOR WOULD CONTROL THE THROTTLE  AND THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WOULD HANDLE THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 36 OVER THE GRASS, STALLED, AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN ONLY TO STALL AND IMPACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE, VEERING ACROSS THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY BRAVO TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 CEN15CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA165), Mar 1, 2015: Piper PA 28-181 (N3575X), Lee's Summit, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-receiving-instruction's excessive pitch control during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall shortly after liftoff and the subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N3575X (2)

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

- [Accident 20041201029989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041201029989A), Dec 1, 2004: Piper PA28181 (N3575X), Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) While descending to traffic pattern altitude of Lee'S Summit airport (lxt), the engine lost power. Pilot was unable to reach runway and landed in a field…
- [Incident 20030627012099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627012099I), Jun 27, 2003: Piper PA28181 (N3575X), Lee'S Summit, MO. (-23) Aircraft had been fueled at bna (nashville, Tennessee). At approximately 0300, a/c departed enroute to lxt (Lee'S Summit, Missouri). Pilot had calculated…

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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