# Incident 20161201020479I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Mesa, AZ, December 1, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2016, 12:18 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4403L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4403L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161201020479I

## Narrative

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

N4403L A SINGLE ENGINE PIPER ARCHER PIC WAS STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST TAKEOFF FOR A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  AS AIRCRAFT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 4R REACHING AN ESTIMATED 25-30 KNOTS AT WHICH TIME THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE 1000 FOOT MARKERS.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY FACING A HEADING OF 210 MAGNETIC.

METAR KFFZ (19 MINS BEFORE) 1851Z VRB05KT 40SM BRK060 BKN 100 A2994

## Other reports on N4403L (1)

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

- [Incident 20130911017429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130911017429I), Sep 11, 2013: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 (N4403L), Johnson Ranch, AZ, No damage. Pilot called iwa tower around 1300 for a full stop landing with current ATIS. Called in around 10-11 NM south over Johnson Ranch, stated that they were showing…

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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