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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Scottsmoor, FL · July 13, 2001

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Date
July 13, 2001 · 11:45 local
Place
Scottsmoor, FL
Airport
Tradewinds Aerodrome Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8466B
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total70 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N8466BRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8216063 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Immediately prior to this incident Mr. Silva had been giving instrument flight instruction to Mr. Jamie chubb, holder of private pilot certificate no. 2634832. Due to adverse weather Mr. Silva and Mr. Chubb elected to land at traidwinds Aerodrome, scottsmore, Florida. After the weather improved they attempted two takeoffs--aborting on each occasion. Mr. Silva determined that he was going to attempt a third takeoff. Mr. Chubb elected to exit the airplane and not be a party to any additional takeoff attempts. On the third takeoff attempt the aircraft (at rotation speed) veered to the left, leaving the runway. Mr. Silva stated that he... "Reduced power but the aircraft continued to the left going into a ditch on the left side of the runway". Mr. Silva further stated that he felt that the left main tire hit a "pot hole" or some sort of depression causing the airplane to veer to the left. The runway was wet at the time of the incident. On inspection by the FAA it appeared that the runway had not been mowed for several months.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT MR. SILVA HAD BEEN GIVING INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO MR. JAMIE CHUBB, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 2634832. DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER MR. SILVA AND MR. CHUBB ELECTED TO LAND AT TRAIDWINDS AERODROME, SCOTTSMORE, FLORIDA. AFTER THE WEATHER IMPROVED THEY ATTEMPTED TWO TAKEOFFS--ABORTING ON EACH OCCASION. MR. SILVA DETERMINED THAT HE WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT A THIRD TAKEOFF. MR. CHUBB ELECTED TO EXIT THE AIRPLANE AND NOT BE A PARTY TO ANY ADDITIONAL TAKEOFF ATTEMPTS. ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT (AT ROTATION SPEED) VEERED TO THE LEFT, LEAVING THE RUNWAY. MR. SILVA STATED THAT HE... "REDUCED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT GOING INTO A DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY". MR. SILVA FURTHER STATED THAT HE FELT THAT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HIT A "POT HOLE" OR SOME SORT OF DEPRESSION CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE RUNWAY WAS WET AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ON INSPECTION BY THE FAA IT APPEARED THAT THE RUNWAY HAD NOT BEEN MOWED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.