# Accident 20160519009009A: Piper PA-28-180, Batavia, NY, May 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2016, 13:20 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genesse County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0292° N, 78.1650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0292&lon=-78.1650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7781W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7781W-2019-02-25) (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-360 A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 97 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160519009009A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 19, 2016, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AKRON AIRPORT (9G3) AROUND 1310 HOURS, AND WAS FLOWN TO GENESEE COUNTY AIRPORT GVQ. THE AIRPLANE WAS PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. SEVERAL TOUCH AND GOES WERE COMPLETED ON RUNWAY 28.  ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT AT A TOUCH AND GO, AROUND 1320 HOURS, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK TWO RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT POSTS, AND A TAXIWAY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO CROSS TAXIWAY B, STRUCK ANOTHER TAXIWAY LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND A THIRD RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT POST. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 130 YARDS FARTHER BEFORE LIFTING OFF THE GROUND. AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN OF ABOUT 170 DEGREES AND LANDED ON EAST SAILE DRIVE WITH A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES.  THE TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED ON THE GROUND AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY WAS 201 YARDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PTRS # 201602651 STUDENT CERT# ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 ERA16LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA192), May 19, 2016: Piper PA 28-180 (N7781W), Batavia, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with runway signs.

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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