# Accident 20230522007039A: Piper PA-28-181, Kansas City, MO, May 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2023, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Charles B Wheeler Downtown Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1317° N, 94.5903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1317&lon=-94.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227XY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227XY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A (registry code 41867, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230522007039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA196), May 22, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N227XY), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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