ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286169
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| Date: | Monday 7 April 2008 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Flightsafety Academy |
| Registration: | N9233X |
| MSN: | 2841095 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11007 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vero Beach, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| 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 |
The solo student pilot of the PA-28 was practicing at his home airport when, just after touchdown, the airplane veered off the runway and encountered a ditch. The tower-controlled airport was configured with two parallel runways and one intersecting runway. About 41 minutes prior to the accident, the recorded winds were 020 degrees at 10 knots, and the tower was directing traffic to use runways 11R and 11L. During the first landing rollout, the pilot opted to perform a touch and go instead of a full stop, due to his concerns about the winds, and his ability to control the airplane on the ground. His second approach to the same runway resulted in a go-around, again due to the winds. On the third approach, the airplane bounced, veered off the left side of the runway, encountered a ditch, and stopped. The recorded winds 13 minutes after the accident were from 350 degrees at 13 knots, with gusts to 17 knots. Subsequent to the accident, the pilot stated that he was uncomfortable with the wind and runway combination, but that he lacked the confidence to challenge the tower's runway selection. Shortly after the accident, the control tower switched operations to the single runway to align traffic with the prevailing wind.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind and wind gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC08CA159
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 06:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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