# Incident 20190609006369I: Piper J4A, Lancaster, CA, June 9, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2019, 07:20 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General Wm J Fox Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7411° N, 118.2186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL WM J FOX AIRFIELD (WJF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7411&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32591, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32591) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,027 total, 26 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190609006369I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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