Piper PA-28-161 N81833

Summary

On 24 August 2001 at about 22:27 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N81833 was involved in an accident near Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 August 2001 at 22:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Ardmore Downtown Executive (1F0)

Coordinates

34.1893, -97.1105

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N81833

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denton → Ardmore

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA197

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.