# Incident 20160408003359I: Piper PA-28-181, Spring, TX, April 8, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2016, 11:20 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0621° N, 95.3837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0621&lon=-95.3837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2816G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2816G) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160408003359I

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF AN AIRCRAFT THAT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT (DWH). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, N2816G WAS LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A PRIVATE PILOT IN ORDER TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT REVIEW. AS THE PLANE MOVED FORWARD THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT. THE PILOT UNDER REVIEW ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE RIGHT PETAL TO CORRECT. HIS FOOT WAS TOO HIGH ON THE PETAL CAUSING THE TOE BRAKE TO ENGAGE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RAPIDLY TURN RIGHT. WHEN HE TRIED TO RELEASE THE BRAKE HIS FOOT WAS TOO HIGH AND BECAME CAUGHT UP IN THE STRUCTURE ABOVE THE PETAL.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE LEFT PETAL TO CORRECT THE MOVEMENT. THIS INCREASED THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE RIGHT BRAKE THROUGH THE PILOT UNDER REVIEWS FOOT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT APPLIED BOTH BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AS IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT. AS THE RIGHT WHEEL DEPARTED THE RUNWAY THE LEFT BRAKE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT TO THE LEFT RAPIDLY PLACING THE AIRCRAFT IN A SIDEWARD SLIDE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTAINED TO THE FRONT WHEEL FAIRING.

## Other reports on N2816G (1)

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

- [Incident 20161015016619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161015016619I), Oct 15, 2016: Piper PA-28-181 (N2816G), Spring, TX, No damage. While attempting a take-off on rwy 17R, the pilot aborted the takeoff after experiencing a blown left main tire. The aircraft came to rest on the left side of…

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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