Piper PA-28-181 N227XY

Summary

On 22 May 2023 at about 14:47 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N227XY, operated by ATP Flight School, was involved in an accident near Kansas City, Missouri, 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

22 May 2023 at 14:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Charles B Wheeler Downtown (MKC)

Coordinates

39.1317, -94.5903

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N227XY

Category

Airplane

Year built

2022

Engines

1

Operator

ATP Flight School

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA196

Nobody was injured.

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

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was performing his seventh solo takeoff, when the tower controller cleared him for takeoff and told him to expedite due to other traffic. He added full throttle and looked down to check his airspeed; however, when he looked back up to the runway the airplane was left of the runway centerline. The student pilot applied right rudder and the airplane veered to the right. He then removed the right rudder input and the airplane “darted” to the left, exited the runway, and impacted a ditch and a runway sign. The airplane came to rest in the grass alongside of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left and right wings. The student pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.