20171224023779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Riverton, WY · December 24, 2017

Date: December 24, 2017 · 17:40 local
Place: Riverton, WY
Airport: Riverton Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N550D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA052
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 58 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N550DRegistration cancelled May 6, 2019 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35783 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot decided to take off from Riverton, Wyoming with an inoperative landing light.

During take off roll the pilot thought he was running out of runway when he passed the crossing runway and rotated for take off with insufficient speed and or lift. The pilot decided to abort the take off and lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway resulting in substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DECIDED TO TAKE OFF FROM RIVERTON, WYOMING WITH AN INOPERATIVE LANDING LIGHT.

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY WHEN HE PASSED THE CROSSING RUNWAY AND ROTATED FOR TAKE OFF WITH INSUFFICIENT SPEED AND OR LIFT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN18LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRiverton, WYThe pilot's loss of directional control during the rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airport runway configuration, which led to his premature attempt to take off, and the airplane’s inoperative…Dec 25, 2017 · Substantial damage