# Accident 20200204004441A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Mesa, AZ, February 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2020, 15:15 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: B4VS
- Location: 33.4611° N, 111.7239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4611&lon=-111.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4400F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4400F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200204004441A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA088), Feb 4, 2020: Piper PA-28-181 (N4400F), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate remediation during a short-field takeoff, which resulted in impact with a parked airplane.

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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