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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J4A · Lancaster, CA · June 9, 2019

Date
June 9, 2019 · 07:20 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
General Wm J Fox Airfield
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N32591
Reported as
Piper J4A
Reported engine
Continental A&C75 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,027 total26 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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 06/09/2019, at 0720 PDT, N32591, a Piper J4A, during departure roll, veered left off rwy 6 to avoid hitting a coyote, causing ground loop and prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

ON 06/09/2019, AT 0720 PDT, N32591, A PIPER J4A, DURING DEPARTURE ROLL, VEERED LEFT OFF RWY 6 TO AVOID HITTING A COYOTE, CAUSING GROUND LOOP AND PROP STRIKE.