# Incident 20230630008729I: Piper PA-32-260, Winston Salem, NC, June 30, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2023, 15:37 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1337° N, 80.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1337&lon=-80.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 346 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230630008729I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PICKED UP HIS AIRCRAFT FROM ANNUAL INSPECTION. HE COMPLETED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION USING A CHECKLIST, BUT FAILED TO COMPLETE ALL ITEMS ON THAT CHECKLIST. THIS CAUSED HIM TO MISS THAT THE RUDDER TRIM WAS FULL LEFT. UPON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND COME BACK AROUND TO THE SAME RUNWAY FOR LANDING.

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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