Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-28-181 near Mesquite, TX — 2022-11-05

Final reportCEN23LA026
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Date
2022-11-05
Location
Mesquite, TX, USA
Airport
HQZ
Aircraft
PIPER PA-28-181
Registration
N787TF
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off from a touch and go landing.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he was performing a touch and go landing during a solo traffic pattern flight and had added full engine power for takeoff when he noticed the airplane had drifted right of the runway centerline and made a correction back by applying left rudder. The airplane then began oscillating and increased with each control input. Realizing that the airplane was not going to be able to takeoff safely, the student pilot aborted the takeoff. He continued to apply corrective directional control inputs, but the airplane departed the runway surface and impacted terrain in a field adjacent to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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