ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288700
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 February 2010 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N5212L |
| MSN: | 28-4504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3494 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Patillas, Puerto Rico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Patillas, PR (X64) |
| Patillas, PR (X64) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated flight instructor (CFI) stated that the student pilot was performing the takeoff. Upon reaching 65 knots, the student pilot panicked for no apparent reason and pulled the throttle back to abort the takeoff. The CFI knew that there was not enough runway remaining to safely stop, and took control of the airplane to continue the takeoff. The airplane was able to clear trees at the departure end of the runway, but the CFI stated that he was too low to gain airspeed or a positive rate of climb. The CFI elected to land in a river to avoid trees and rising terrain immediately ahead, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA152
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 01:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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