# Accident 20220302003099A: Piper PA-28-150, Manassas, VA, March 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2022, 18:05 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7255° N, 77.5169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7255&lon=-77.5169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5627W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5627W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (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-28-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 205 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220302003099A

## Narrative

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

AT HEF, STUDENT AT CONTROLS FOR A NORMAL TAKEOFF, TRAFFIC PATTERN, TOUCH AND GO, ON 2ND TOUCH AND GO STUDENT BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND ADDED INCORRECT RUDDER CONTROLS DURING ROTATION, AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. AS CFI I ATTEMPTED TO RETAKE CONTROLS TO CENTER AIRCRAFT BUT NOT IN TIME TO ARREST THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO A STOP IN THE GRASS AFTER THE PROP STRIKE STOPPED THE ENGINE, AND WINGTIP HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT.

## 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 ERA22LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA143), Mar 2, 2022: Piper PA28 (N5627W), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper left rudder input after power application during the touch-and-go landing which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with airport lighting equipment. Contributing…

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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