# Accident 19930722025129A: Piper PA46350P, Vero Beach, FL, July 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1993, 18:45 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (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: N888CD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722025129A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TAKEOFF WITH THUNDERSTORM IN AREA. UNABLE TO ROTATE ABORTED TAKEOFF. RAN OFF END INTO SAND. WAS DOWNWIND.

## 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 MIA93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA161), Jul 22, 1993: Piper PA-46 (N888CD), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TAILWIND, WET RUNWAY, AND SOFT TERRAIN BEYOND THE END OF THE 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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