# Accident 20080524839499A: Piper PA28161, Vero Beach, FL, May 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2008, 11:55 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9245Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9245Q-2019-09-16) (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: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080524839499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2008, AT AROUND 11:55 AM LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, ON TAKEOFF ROLL, LOST CONTROL OF N9245Q, A PIPER PA28-161, AND LANDED ABOUT 500 FEET TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 29L.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT GIVE WAY, CAUSING HIM TO PIVOT ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHILE TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL BY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GROUND.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT GEAR REMAINED AT THE RUNWAY.  THE AICRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE VERO BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA.

## 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 NYC08CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA193), May 24, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N9245Q), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was a crosswind.

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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