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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Bedford, MA · June 2, 2021

Date
June 2, 2021 · 17:02 local
Place
Bedford, MA
Airport
Hanscom Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N222ND
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total76 in this make and model29 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.

Aircraft was cleared for takeoff runway 29 winds reported from the west.

The pilot stated that he experienced a strong left crosswind. The winds shifted to favor 23 during take off.

The pilots correction involved left rudder and aileron during which time the nose of the aircraft dropped and the aircraft touched back down upon the runway.

Left rudder input caused the aircraft veered into south grass during departure roll.

The aircraft came to a stop after hitting a light in the left wing leading edge and left fuselage causing minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 29 WINDS REPORTED FROM THE WEST.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG LEFT CROSSWIND. THE WINDS SHIFTED TO FAVOR 23 DURING TAKE OFF.

THE PILOTS CORRECTION INVOLVED LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON DURING WHICH TIME THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED BACK DOWN UPON THE RUNWAY.

LEFT RUDDER INPUT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO SOUTH GRASS DURING DEPARTURE ROLL.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING A LIGHT IN THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND LEFT FUSELAGE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.