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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · St Augustine, FL · February 6, 2008

Date: February 6, 2008 · 07:55 local
Place: St Augustine, FL
Airport: St Augustine
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N140FT
NTSB investigation: NTSBOPS08IA006
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 115 total115 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N140FTRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2008 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842081 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed at sgj on runway 31, taxied off, contacted tower for takeoff. Tower cleared pilot for take off on runway 31. The pilot at this point thought he was on 31 already but was actually on runway 6. When pilot realized he was running out of runway he attempted to stop the airplane but it was too late. He went off the runway, into the grass area and then into the water (intracoastal).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED AT SGJ ON RUNWAY 31, TAXIED OFF, CONTACTED TOWER FOR TAKEOFF. TOWER CLEARED PILOT FOR TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT AT THIS POINT THOUGHT HE WAS ON 31 ALREADY BUT WAS ACTUALLY ON RUNWAY 6. WHEN PILOT REALIZED HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. HE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, INTO THE GRASS AREA AND THEN INTO THE WATER (INTRACOASTAL).

NTSB investigation

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NTSB OPS08IA006Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSt. Augustine, FLThe pilot's failure to adhere to the controller's takeoff instruction. Contributing to the incident was the controller's failure to properly monitor the flight, and the controller's decision to perform lesser duty priorities during the takeoff roll.Feb 7, 2008 · Minor damage