# Accident 20080216833239A: Graves SG3, Ft Pierce, FL, February 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2008, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2778° N, 80.5858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2778&lon=-80.5858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6232Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6232Y-2019-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Graves Stephen F SG-3 (registry code 056223K, https://openairdocs.org/model/graves-stephen-f-sg-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRAVES SG3
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216833239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR STATED THEY WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOS ON RUNWAY 27. WHILE TAKING OFF THE STUDENT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT DUE TO A CROSSWIND. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, BUT THE LEFT WHEEL STRUCK A TIRE USED AS A RUNWAY MAKER AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A CANEL ALONGSIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA08CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA061), Feb 16, 2008: Stephen F. Graves SG-3 (N6232Y), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student to maintain directional control during a cross wind takeoff. A factor in the accident was inadequate supervision by the CFI.

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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