# Incident 20210324001679I: Piper PA-28-161, Beverly, MA, March 24, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2021, 15:40 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5567° N, 70.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beverly, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5567&lon=-70.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8234D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8234D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210324001679I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST UNSUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT (FOURTH SOLO OVERALL) IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE STUDENT HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SECOND LANDING OF THE FLIGHT. HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO CONDUCT A TOUCH AND GO. AFTER APPLYING POWER, HE REACHED DOWN TO HIS RIGHT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AND THE SHOULDER BELT SLIPPED OFF HIS LEFT SHOULDER, IMPAIRING HIS ABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CONTACT ANY AIRPORT SIGNAGE OR LIGHTING. NO  DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. INSPECTED SEATBELT OPERATION, ALL FUNCTIONS NORMAL.

## Other reports on N8234D (2)

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

- [Accident 20221031018009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221031018009A), Oct 31, 2022: Piper PA-28-161 (N8234D), Beverly, MA, Substantial damage. This flight involved a private pilot student and CFI performing touch and goes at berverly mini. Airport(bvy) on 10, 31 2022. On the third landing the aicraft…
- [Incident 20121017023169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121017023169I), Oct 17, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N8234D), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. On 10/17/2012 at approximately 1300 (l),N8234D was conducting takeoff and landing practice at the kbvy airport. Runway 16 was in use and winds were calm at the…

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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