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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · San Jose, CA · July 23, 2017

Date
July 23, 2017 · 12:47 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid Hillview
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4594J
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR17LA164
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 23, 2017 at approximately 12:47 PDT, N4594J departed runway 31R. In a statement from the pilot, just as the pilot started to rotate, the aircraft made an un-commanded left turn striking the left wing on the runway, the aircraft slid across the ground between the two runways and ended up on runway 31L.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 23, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:47 PDT, N4594J DEPARTED RUNWAY 31R. IN A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT, JUST AS THE PILOT STARTED TO ROTATE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UN-COMMANDED LEFT TURN STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SLID ACROSS THE GROUND BETWEEN THE TWO RUNWAYS AND ENDED UP ON RUNWAY 31L.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.