ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232791
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| Date: | 04-FEB-2020 |
| Time: | 15:02 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer TX |
| Owner/operator: | CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix |
| Registration: | N4400F |
| C/n / msn: | 2881139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falcon Field Airport (FFZ/KFFZ), Mesa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
| Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
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.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20200206X45743&key=1
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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