# Accident 20170225001789A: Piper PA-28-140, Weiser, ID, February 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2017, 13:25 local time
- Place: Weiser, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2064° N, 116.9625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2064&lon=-116.9625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4404T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4404T-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170225001789A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 12 AT WEISER. ON LIFT- OFF/CLIMBOUT, HE FAILED TO CORRECT AS HE DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE IMPACTING A 4' SNOW BANK. DUE TO IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT, AND SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANSIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND WING. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 GAA17CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA157), Feb 25, 2017: Piper PA 28-140 (N4404T), Weiser, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and to maintain clearance from a snow berm during the aborted landing.

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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