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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Grand Island, NE · April 6, 2002

Date
April 6, 2002 · 10:25 local
Place
Grand Island, NE
Airport
Central Nebraska Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5533F
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
46 total10 in this make and model12 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.

(-23) The student pilot was twenty feet in the air during takeoff when a gust of wind ballooned the aircraft into the air. The pilot stated that his airspeed dropped considerably and in fear of stalling the aircraft, he set the aircraft back on the runway. On setting the aircraft back on the runway, the aircraft went off the left side of the runway.privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TWENTY FEET IN THE AIR DURING TAKEOFF WHEN A GUST OF WIND BALLOONED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS AIRSPEED DROPPED CONSIDERABLY AND IN FEAR OF STALLING THE AIRCRAFT, HE SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY. ON SETTING THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^