# NTSB CEN22LA206: Piper PA-28R-180, N7451J, Beach City, TX, May 19, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: May 19, 2022, 11:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place: Beach City, TX
- Coordinates: 29.760966, -94.84323 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7610&lon=-94.8432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA206
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105104/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA206

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in a gusting quartering tailwind that resulted in a loss of control and impact with trees.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28R-180, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102809), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Piper PA-28R-180, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=7102809), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Piper PA-28R-180, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=7102809), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28R-180, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102809), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he attempted a takeoff with an estimated 10-12 knot left quartering tailwind. During the takeoff ground roll, the airplane veered left, departed the side of the runway, and collided with trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left and right wings. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A review of aviation weather data found the potential for the wind to gust over 20 knots at the time of the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7451J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7451J), registered now, S/N 28R-30800, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-30800
- Year built: 1968
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-B1E 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Moore Jimmy I
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: 00R, Livingston, TX
- Airport: 54T, RWJ Airpark, runway 26, 5,035 × 40 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,940 total, 1,704 in this make and model, 1,870 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observed at: KEFD, 19 nm away
- METAR: METAR KEFD 191654Z 15015G23KT 10SM SCT036 SCT042 31/21 A2986=

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20220519006519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220519006519A), May 19, 2022: Piper PA-28R-180, Beach City, TX, Destroyed. On take off roll the aircraft left the runway heading wsw and struck tress

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 24, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105104. 4.5 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14319540&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20CEN22LA206_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14311314&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos%202%20cen22la206-Rel.pdf
- Case findings (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 1 photo, 187 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14322885&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=case%20findings%20cen22la206-Rel.pdf

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.

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