# Accident 20210321001059A: Piper PA-28-180, West Chester, PA, March 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2021, 08:30 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9900° N, 75.5786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9900&lon=-75.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24JN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24JN-2022-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210321001059A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 21, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 EDT, PIPER PA-28-180, REGISTERED AS N24JN, BEGAN A TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 27 AT BRANDYWINE AIRPORT (OQN), WEST CHESTER, PA. DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 100FEET AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE RIGHT PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI). THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL ANOTHER APPROXIMATELY 275 FEET CROSSING THE TAXIWAY AND IMPACTED A STORAGE SHED. THE IMPACT WITH THE PAPI COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND BREACHED THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. A FIRE ENSUED AND TRAILED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE PAPI TO ITS FINAL RESTING SPOT.

## 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 ERA21LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA161), Mar 21, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N24JN), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with airport lights and a hangar.

## Other reports on N24JN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20181118017319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181118017319I), Nov 18, 2018: Piper PA-28-180 (N24JN), West Chester, PA, Minor damage. After the second landing of a local solo training flight the aircraft veered left but the pilot overcorrected to the right and the aircraft departed the side…

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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