# Accident 20170723011699A: Piper PA-28R-180, San Jose, CA, July 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2017, 12:47 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3336° N, 121.8211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3336&lon=-121.8211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4594J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4594J-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170723011699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR17LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA164), Jul 23, 2017: Piper PA 28R-180 (N4594J), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's incorrect installation of the aileron control cables and subsequent failure to verify proper aileron functionality following the maintenance, which resulted in roll control…

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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