# Accident 20050425006889A: Piper PA28161, South Bend, IN, April 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2005, 15:50 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7086° N, 86.3172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7086&lon=-86.3172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2833F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2833F) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050425006889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE ROLL, RUNWAY 27L, SBN. AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO GRASS AND STRUCK WIND SOCK WITH LEFT WINGTIP. WINDS 230@15K. COUNSELED CFI, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI05CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA105), Apr 25, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N2833F), South Bend, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot failed to compensate for the crosswind condition and failed to maintain directional control. Factors included the crosswind and the windsock.

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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