# NTSB WPR22LA009: Piper PA-28-140, N98241, Albany, OR, October 7, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: October 6, 2021, 17:30 local (Oct 7, 2021, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Albany, OR · Airport Environment
- Coordinates: 44.637815, -123.05944 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6378&lon=-123.0594&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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104092/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA009

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## 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-28-140, 103 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102802), [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-28-140, 40 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Terrain: wet/muddy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 110 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/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-28-140, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

During the takeoff roll the student pilot lost directional control of the airplane which, resulted in a runway excursion and collision with wet terrain. The right wing was substantially damaged. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98241](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98241), registered now, S/N 28-26129, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-26129
- Year built: 1969
- Airframe hours: 7464.92
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lh Investments Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 15, 2021
- Airport: S12, Albany Muni, runway 16/34, 3,004 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 33; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 21.1 total, 21.1 in this make and model, 21.1 in the last 90 days, 21.1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observed at: CVO, 12 nm away
- METAR: KCVO 062356Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM OVC065 13/11 A3014 RMK AO2 RAB00E34 SLP207 6//// T01330106 10161 20122 58003 PNO $

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 19, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104092. 2.0 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13457637&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120%20Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Accident pictures (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 613 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13456419&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR22LA009%20Accident%20Pictures-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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