Piper PA-28-181 N787TF

Summary

On 5 November 2022 at about 08:12 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N787TF, operated by Excite Aircraft, Inc., was involved in an accident near Mesquite, Texas, 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

5 November 2022 at 08:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Mesquite, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Hqz (HQZ)

Coordinates

32.7470, -96.5304

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N787TF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2022

Engines

1

Operator

Excite Aircraft, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Addison → Mesquite

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA026

Nobody was injured.

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

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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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.