20200204004441A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZ · February 4, 2020

Date
February 4, 2020 · 15:15 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
B4VS
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4400F
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA088
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total40 in this make and model25 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.

While executing a soft field takeoff on 22L at kffz the pilot lost control of the aircraft which departed the runway and struck two other aircraft on the ramp. No injuries where sustained during the accident.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE EXECUTING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON 22L AT KFFZ THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP. NO INJURIES WHERE SUSTAINED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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