# NTSB FTW01LA197: Piper PA-28-161, N81833, Ardmore, OK, August 24, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 24, 2001, 17:27 local (22:27 UTC) - Place: Ardmore, OK - Coordinates: 34.189296, -97.110473 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1893&lon=-97.1105&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 53113 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW01LA197 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53113/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA197 ## Probable cause the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - other ## Analysis The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. He had landed, retracted the flaps, and applied full throttle. He then realized that he was left of the runway centerline. He applied right rudder to correct the situation, then "applied too much left rudder to straighten the plane's roll causing the plane to veer to the left." The left main landing gear departed the runway surface. The airplane was headed toward a taxiway light, so the pilot "steered the plane into the infield grass area." The airplane struck a drainage pipe, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded to a stop upright on the taxiway. ## Factual narrative On August 24, 2001, at 1727 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161 single-engine airplane, N81833, was substantially damaged when it impacted a drainage pipe following a loss of control during takeoff roll at the Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport, Ardmore, Oklahoma. The airplane was registered to and operated by the North American Flight Academy of Denton, Texas. The student pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed but not activated for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The solo cross-country flight originated from Denton, Texas, at 1530. The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. According to his written statement, he had landed on runway 17, retracted the flaps and applied full throttle. He then realized that he was left of the runway centerline. He applied right rudder to correct the situation, then "applied too much left rudder to straighten the plane's roll causing the plane to veer to the left." The left main landing gear departed the runway surface. The airplane was headed toward a taxiway light, so the pilot "steered the plane into the infield grass area." The airplane struck a drainpipe, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded to a stop upright on the taxiway. According to the FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, the airplane sustained damage to its firewall. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N81833](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81833-2021-10-06), registration cancelled 2021-10-06, S/N 28-8016222, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-8016222 - Airframe hours: 5683 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: North American Flight Academy - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 14, 2001, 17 hours before - Departed: DTO, DENTON, TX - Destination: 1F0, Ardmore, OK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 1F0, Ardmore Downtown Executive, runway 17, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 30 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 6 knots, gusting 11 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20010824023559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010824023559A), Aug 24, 2001: Piper PA28161, Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 24, 2001, at 1727 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28 single-engine airplane, N81833, was substantially damaged when it impacted a drainage… From the NTSB's public API. 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