19891228053649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Griffith, IN · December 28, 1989

Date
December 28, 1989 · 08:30 local
Place
Griffith, IN
Airport
Griffith Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2605P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA051
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18 total18 in this make and model13 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.

Student pilot lost control on rolling takeoff from taxiway onto runway. Aircraft struck snowbank on runway edge.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON ROLLING TAKEOFF FROM TAXIWAY ONTO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOWBANK ON RUNWAY EDGE.

NTSB investigation

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