19910410061989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Wilmington, DE · April 10, 1991

Date
April 10, 1991 · 16:00 local
Place
Wilmington, DE
Airport
Greater Wilmington-New Castle
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2535N
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO91LA044
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total65 in this make and model19 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.

Veered left into gusty crosswind on takeoff. Left the runway striking a taxiway sign and stopped.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED LEFT INTO GUSTY CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF. LEFT THE RUNWAY STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN AND STOPPED.

NTSB investigation

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