# Accident 20220627011259A: Piper PA-24-260, Lewisburg, TN, June 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2022, 14:52 local time
- Place: Lewisburg, TN
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5070° N, 86.8039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5070&lon=-86.8039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9077P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9077P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 150 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627011259A

## Narrative

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

DURING DEPARTURE ROLL ON RUNWAY 02 AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT; EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE 1900 FOOT MARK.  AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED ANOTHER 100 FEET WHERE IT YAWED RIGHT 80 DEGREES SEPARATING THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE RIGHT HAND WING.  AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS PRIMARLY INTACT 2400 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 02.

## 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 ERA22LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA295), Jun 27, 2022: Piper PA-24-260 (N9077P), Lewisburg, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N9077P (2)

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

- [Accident 19770723025409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723025409A), Jul 23, 1977: Piper PA24400 (N9077P), Ramapo, NY, Substantial damage. Trees off end of rwy.
- [Accident 19770401007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770401007779A), Apr 1, 1977: Piper PA24260 (N9077P), Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. Tkof on empty tank. Fuel indc switch assy P/N22838-06.

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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