Accident Piper PA-28-181 Archer TX N4400F,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232791
 
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Date:Tuesday 4 February 2020
Time:15:02
Type:Silhouette image of generic P28A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-28-181 Archer TX
Owner/operator:CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix
Registration: N4400F
MSN: 2881139
Year of manufacture:2019
Total airframe hrs:1313 hours
Engine model:Lycoming Engines O-360-A4M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Falcon Field Airport (FFZ/KFFZ), Mesa, AZ -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ)
Destination airport:Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The flight instructor reported that she briefed the soft-field takeoff procedure with the student pilot while holding short for the active runway. After the flight was cleared for takeoff, the student aligned the airplane with the runway centerline, advanced the throttle to the full power position, and released aft pressure from the yoke. During the ground roll, the instructor briefly lost sight of the runway, and when the runway reappeared, she saw the airplane rapidly veering left. The instructor applied full right rudder and right aileron, but the airplane continued veering left. Unable to stop the turn, the instructor reduced engine power but quickly restored it with the intent of flying the airplane back to the runway because the airplane had become airborne. However, the airplane then rolled left, the stall horn sounded, and the airplane touched down on the taxiway and impacted a parked airplane. The right wing and left aileron sustained substantial damage. The instructor and student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that could have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate remediation during a short-field takeoff, which resulted in impact with a parked airplane.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: WPR20CA088
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 6 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Feb-2020 22:01 Captain Adam Added
05-Feb-2020 23:47 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
05-Aug-2020 08:00 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]
05-Aug-2020 08:25 harro Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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