ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367775
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1989 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38 |
| Owner/operator: | Cohutta Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2412N |
| MSN: | 38-79A0829 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lafayette, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, PILOT ALLOWED LEFT WHEEL TO DROP OFF PAVEMENT. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH ABOUT 600 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA CERTIFIED MECHANIC REVEALED THE LEFT BRAKE ROTOR HAD BEEN DAMAGED WHEN THE WHEEL DROPPED OFF THE PAVEMENT, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE TO DRAG.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, WHEN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER LEFT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INSPECT THE AIRPLANE WHEEL FOR DAMAGE AFTER IT DROPPED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAXI.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA021
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 18:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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