ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364176
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| Date: | Sunday 8 December 1991 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Safety International |
| Registration: | N9222J |
| MSN: | 2841039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-310-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vero Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Titusville, FL (KTIX) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 11L WITH A WIND FROM 090 DEGREES AT 7 KTS, THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT. IT TRAVELLED OFF THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A RWY MARKING SIGN. THE PLT FURTHER STATED THAT THE BRAKES LOCKED AFTER HE APPLIED THEM. EACH BRAKE ASSY WAS DISASSEMBLED WHICH REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE TIRES WERE EXAMINED WHICH REVEALED NO FLAT SPOTS TO INDICATE THAT THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THIS RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH A SIGN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92LA043
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 12:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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