# Incident 20170415012959I: Piper PA-28-180, Martha'S Vineya, MA, April 15, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Martha'S Vineya, MA
- Airport: Martha'S Vineyard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3934° N, 70.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTHA'S VINEYARD (MVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3934&lon=-70.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7909W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7909W) (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&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170415012959I

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED STATEMENT FROM PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND PRIVATELY OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THIS WAS THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY.

THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED PERSONAL PROFICIENCY. THE WEATHER WAS A STANDARD VFR DAY WITH WINDS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE 230 17 GUSTING 21.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM KMVY, ON TAKEOFF CLIMB OUT THE LOWER RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. UNKNOWN TO PILOT.

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KMVY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 24. AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED THE UPPER RIGHT MAIN GEAR TRUNNION CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLOW, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS AREA.

## Other reports on N7909W (2)

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

- [Incident 19920201001609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920201001609I), Feb 1, 1992: Piper PA28180 (N7909W), Destin, FL, Minor damage. Flooded engine trying restart engine on taxi to runway. Had left boost pump on. Backfire caused carburetor fire.
- [Incident 19781027027399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027027399I), Oct 27, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N7909W), Iowa City, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot jump started his airplane, got out to remove cables. Airplane dissappeared into the darkness, hit a tree.

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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