What happened
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On March 22 ,1998, about 1650 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-38-112, N2321D, registered to Tampa flying service, inc. crashed during takeoff at the Peter o. Knight airport, Tampa, Florida. Visual meteorological condtions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, sustianed serious injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accidetn. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that he initiated a takeoff fron runway 35 with the wind from 310 degrees at 7-10 knots. After becoming airborne, the airplane began drifting to the left and collided with a hangar about 25 feet above ground level. According to a witness who was near the airport, he observed the airplane during the takeoff roll the during the initial climb. During that time the airplane entered a left bank of about 25-30 degrees with the nose up attitude increasing. He then lost sight of the airplane and noted the damage to the top portion of the hangar. (-23) on takeoff from Peter o'Knight (tpf) airport's runway 36, the student pilot was unable to maintain centerline control allegedly due to crosswinds. The pilot allowed the aircraft to crab or veer too FAR to the left of the runway, striking the side of a hangar's (d) roofline and resting onto the side of the hangar. The hangar is approximately 750 feet down from runway 35'S departure and 250 feet offset to the left. There was no fire. The pilot egressed despite serious injury. Recommend the student pilot receive further training prior to solo flight and his flight instructor be examined.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 22 ,1998, ABOUT 1650 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112, N2321D, REGISTERED TO TAMPA FLYING SERVICE, INC. CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF AT THE PETER O. KNIGHT AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTIANED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDETN. THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE INITIATED A TAKEOFF FRON RUNWAY 35 WITH THE WIND FROM 310 DEGREES AT 7-10 KNOTS. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS WHO WAS NEAR THE AIRPORT, HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. DURING THAT TIME THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A LEFT BANK OF ABOUT 25-30 DEGREES WITH THE NOSE UP ATTITUDE INCREASING. HE THEN LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE AND NOTED THE DAMAGE TO THE TOP PORTION OF THE HANGAR. (-23) ON TAKEOFF FROM PETER O'KNIGHT (TPF) AIRPORT'S RUNWAY 36, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE CONTROL ALLEGEDLY DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO CRAB OR VEER TOO FAR TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING THE SIDE OF A HANGAR'S (D) ROOFLINE AND RESTING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE HANGAR. THE HANGAR IS APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET DOWN FROM RUNWAY 35'S DEPARTURE AND 250 FEET OFFSET TO THE LEFT. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT EGRESSED DESPITE SERIOUS INJURY. RECOMMEND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVE FURTHER TRAINING PRIOR TO SOLO FLIGHT AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BE EXAMINED.
NTSB investigation
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