ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359798
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Date: | Sunday 11 September 1994 |
Time: | 19:08 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-32-301 |
Owner/operator: | Patrick Afb Aero Club |
Registration: | N8056P |
MSN: | 32-8206017 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2862 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Fort Pierce, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Melbourne, FL (KMLB) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF WITH AN 11 KNOT RIGHT CROSSWIND. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TAIL HEAVY AND THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE TAIL DRAGGED AND BOUNCED ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT DURING TAKEOFF AND THE PILOT LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO NORMAL LIFT OFF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COLLIDED WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH AND CAME TO REST ON A PARKING RAMP.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND PREMATURE LIFT-OFF. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA94LA209 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MIA94LA209
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