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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FL · October 19, 2005

Date: October 19, 2005 · 12:10 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9234V
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA06CA011
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 106 total106 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N9234VRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841120 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N9234V a PA28-161, operated by flight safety training academy and piloted by privacy data omitted landed on runway 11R at Vero Beach FL on 10/19/05 at 1210 pm. Winds were 050 at 15 KTS. The pilot who was the sole occupant failed to maintain crosswind control inputs after touchdown and rollout resulting in the aircraft weathervaning to the left, exiting the runway and striking the airport signage. The pilot did not request a runway more suited for the wind conditions.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N9234V A PA28-161, OPERATED BY FLIGHT SAFETY TRAINING ACADEMY AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED LANDED ON RUNWAY 11R AT VERO BEACH FL ON 10/19/05 AT 1210 PM. WINDS WERE 050 AT 15 KTS. THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CROSSWIND CONTROL INPUTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANING TO THE LEFT, EXITING THE RUNWAY AND STRIKING THE AIRPORT SIGNAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT REQUEST A RUNWAY MORE SUITED FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA06CA011Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportVero Beach, FLThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in the on-ground collision with runway signs.Oct 19, 2005 · Substantial damage