# Accident 20171224023779A: Piper PA-28R-200, Riverton, WY, December 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2017, 17:40 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Airport: Riverton Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0642° N, 108.4597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0642&lon=-108.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550D-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171224023779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA052), Dec 25, 2017: Piper PA 28R-200 (N550D), Riverton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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