ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286052
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| Date: | Saturday 24 May 2008 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Safety Academy |
| Registration: | N9245Q |
| MSN: | 2841251 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11204 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-03G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vero Beach, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vero Beach Regional Airport, FL (VRB/KVRB) |
| Vero Beach Regional Airport, FL (VRB/KVRB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the solo student pilot of the Piper PA-28-161, he initiated a takeoff on runway 29L, a 7,314-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, asphalt runway. As the airplane reached an airspeed of 55 knots, he felt the right wing "drop toward the runway." The airplane pivoted to the left and departed the runway into the grass. The right wing and the right side of the nose section impacted a taxiway sign. The right main landing gear assembly separated from the airplane, damaging an adjacent wing rib. The student pilot and an instructor flew the airplane on the previous flight, practiced takeoffs and landings, and reported no anomalies with the airplane. The student pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies during the accident flight. The reported wind at the airport, about the time of the accident, was from 260 degrees at 9 knots.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC08CA193
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 18:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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