18.3974° N, 66.0499° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Piedras, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 11, 1978 · 14:10 local
Place
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Airport
Vieques
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4710F
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total70 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot seat broke backward at touchdown. Pilot lost directional control of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT SEAT BROKE BACKWARD AT TOUCHDOWN. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.