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ERA23LA193

2023-04-10 · West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AGC

Current FAA registration · N476TA

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-181
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5D90E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff and land on the runway without sufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway overrun.

Factual narrative

The student pilot stated that this was her second solo flight. During takeoff, the airplane lifted off the runway but she felt it was not accelerating like it should and she elected to abort the takeoff. She landed the airplane on the remaining portion of runway, however it continued off the departure end, down an embankment, and came to rest in some bushes. The leading edges of the wings, fuselage, and the stabilator were all substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Student/instructed pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Aircraft capability-Landing distance-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_ERA23LA193.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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