# Incident 20250418003679I: Piper PA-28-161, Pahokee, FL, April 18, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2025, 08:34 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co Glades
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: E7XS
- Location: 26.7850° N, 80.6934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES (PHK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7850&lon=-80.6934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N398H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N398H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250418003679I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 18TH AT 0830 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RWY 18 AT KPHK (PAHOKEE). AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, THE PILOT TAXIED BACK AND LINED UP ON RWY 18. HE PERFORMED PRE-TAKE-OFF CHECKS AND COMMENCED TAKE-OFF ROLL. AT ROUGHLY 50 KTS THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT "GOING LEFT". HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING THE RUDDER AND BRAKES WITH NO LUCK. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON GRASS AT THE END OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, AND LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## Other reports on N398H (1)

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

- [Incident 20180424004059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180424004059I), Apr 24, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N398H), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. The acft departed rwy 29 at coi on a part 61 instructional flt, and the otbd rt wing of the acft subsequently impacted a large bird about 1 mile from the arpt…

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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