# Incident 20070109001029I: Piper PA28161, Vero Beach, FL, January 9, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9226R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9226R-2020-06-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070109001029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, ON APPROACH TO LANDING IN HIGH WINDS, HE OVERCOMPENSATED THE RUDDER USAGE. DUE TO THE OVERCOMPENSATION OF RUDDER, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO GO OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE OFF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED ON THE GRASS, ABOUT 5' INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N9226R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100327031179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100327031179I), Mar 27, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N9226R), Vero Beach, FL, No damage. Student pilot was on 3rd solo at kvrb, with the intent to practice 5-takeoffs and full-stop landings, and then depart to the local practice area . During 2nd…

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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