# Accident 20080229838669A: Piper PA28161, Vero Beach, FL, February 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2008, 11:40 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6592° N, 80.4189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6592&lon=-80.4189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9204L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9204L-2018-01-29) (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 O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 116 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080229838669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 29, 2008, AT 1140 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N9204, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF DIERCTIONAL CONTROL, IMMEDIATELY AFTER AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ROLL, AT THE VERO BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA.  AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, IMPACTING A DISTANCE MARKER, ON OR ABOUT THE 2000' MARK.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS AN INSTUCTIONAL A SOLO-FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14CFR) PART 141 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.

## 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 MIA08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA069), Feb 29, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N9204L), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff.

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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