20230522007039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Kansas City, MO · May 22, 2023

Date
May 22, 2023 · 10:00 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Charles B Wheeler Downtown Air
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N227XY
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA196
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost directional control during takeoff roll and exited runway into grass. Aircraft impacted runway sign. Airplane came to rest in the grass next to the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND EXITED RUNWAY INTO GRASS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY SIGN. AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.