# Accident 19911208058389A: Piper PA28161, Vero Beach, FL, December 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1991, 14:40 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9222J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9222J-2017-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911208058389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER. STUDENTS LICENSE NUMBER PENDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA043), Dec 8, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N9222J), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. 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.

## Other reports on N9222J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930710031919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710031919I), Jul 10, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N9222J), Vero Beach, FL. Student applied excessiver rudder and braking on rollout. Lost control. Veered off runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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