# NTSB ERA22LA295: Piper PA-24-260, N9077P, Lewisburg, TN, June 27, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: June 27, 2022, 13:15, time zone not recorded
- Place: Lewisburg, TN · airport location
- Coordinates: 35.506975, -86.803887 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5070&lon=-86.8039&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: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA295
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105389/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105389
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA295

## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## 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-24-260, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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-24-260, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he began the takeoff roll using partial engine power. When the speed reached 45 knots he applied full power, the airplane immediately turned to the left and departed the left side of the runway into the grass. The nose and right main landing gear separated from the fuselage, the right wing impacted the ground and sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9077P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9077P), registered now, S/N 24-4546, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260 (B)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-4546
- Year built: 1966
- Airframe hours: 4050
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 27, 2022
- Destination: CRX, Corinth, MS
- Airport: LUG, Ellington, runway 02, 5,001 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Handheld GPS, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 16, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 825 total, 321 in this make and model, 825 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 8 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observed at: LUG
- METAR: METAR KLUG 271815Z AUTO 35008G14KT 10SM CLR 29/16 A3015 RMK A01=

## 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 20220627011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627011259A), Jun 27, 2022: Piper PA-24-260, Lewisburg, TN, Substantial damage. During departure roll on runway 02 aircraft yawed to the left; exited the runway on the left hand side of the runway at approximately the 1900 foot mark.…

## Other investigations on N9077P (2)

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 NYC77DHM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHM21), Jul 23, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N9077P), Ramapo, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ14), Apr 1, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N9077P), Syracuse, NY, substantial damage

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 14, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105389. 7.3 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 5.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14886213&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=01-01%20NTSB%206120%20N9077P_print_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigative photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 4 photos, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14886006&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=06-01-%20photo%20array_ERA22LA295-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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