# Accident 20220519006519A: Piper PA-28R-180, Beach City, TX, May 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2022, 11:20 local time
- Place: Beach City, TX
- Airport: Rwj Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7610° N, 94.8432° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7610&lon=-94.8432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7451J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7451J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,940 total, 1,600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220519006519A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY HEADING WSW AND STRUCK TRESS

## 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 CEN22LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA206), May 19, 2022: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7451J), Beach City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in a gusting quartering tailwind that resulted in a loss of control and impact with trees.

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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