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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FL · April 7, 2008

Date: April 7, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9233X
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08CA159
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 37 total37 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N9233XRegistration cancelled Sep 2, 2010 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841095 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot practicing "touch and go's" experienced a gust of wind while landing and was blown off runway onto the grass then into a ditch. Aircraft sustained substantial damage and flight school deemed it non-repairable due to the cost for repair.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING "TOUCH AND GO'S" EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND WHILE LANDING AND WAS BLOWN OFF RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS THEN INTO A DITCH. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND FLIGHT SCHOOL DEEMED IT NON-REPAIRABLE DUE TO THE COST FOR REPAIR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC08CA159Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportVero Beach, FLThe student pilot's loss of directional control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind and wind gusts.Apr 7, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9233X · 1

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

Incident 19890916054919IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Jacksonville, FLPilot stated he landed long to avoid wake turbulence and ran through the over run area.Sep 16, 1989