# Incident 20210602007499I: Piper PA-28-161, Bedford, MA, June 2, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2021, 17:02 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222ND) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 76 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210602007499I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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