# Accident 20051019025859A: Piper PA28161, Vero Beach, FL, October 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2005, 12:10 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6564° N, 80.4169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6564&lon=-80.4169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9234V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9234V-2018-04-24) (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 flight hours: 106 total, 106 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051019025859A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA06CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA011), Oct 19, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N9234V), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in the on-ground collision with runway signs.

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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