19860615031279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · Indianapolis, IN · June 15, 1986

Date
June 15, 1986 · 15:05 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Speedway
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5370H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA155
Reported as
Piper PA16
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
109 total3 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft veered off the side of the runway during takeoff roll. Pilot inadvertently applied wheel brake.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT INADVERTENTLY APPLIED WHEEL BRAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.