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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Patillas, PR · February 24, 2010

Date
February 24, 2010 · 09:30 local
Place
Patillas, PR
Airport
Patillas
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5212L
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA152
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
22,000 total50 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While departing runway 10, VFR conditions in a Piper PA-28-180, sn 28-4504, registration number N5212L on or about 0930 local, February 24, 2010, privacy data omitted(pilot in command) with one student on board, was about 1500 feet down of the 2000 feet run way with 65 knots airspeed, everything was normal, privacy data omitted (student privacy data omitted), pulled the throttle back and privacy data omitted (CFI) took the control of the aircraft and knowing that the aircraft could not stop on remaining runway he decided to continue with the takeoff, after clearing the trees,privacy data omitted tried to increased airspeed however he crashed landed on the river mouth. Minor injuries reported, both persons walked away from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 10, VFR CONDITIONS IN A PIPER PA-28-180, SN 28-4504, REGISTRATION NUMBER N5212L ON OR ABOUT 0930 LOCAL, FEBRUARY 24, 2010, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(PILOT IN COMMAND) WITH ONE STUDENT ON BOARD, WAS ABOUT 1500 FEET DOWN OF THE 2000 FEET RUN WAY WITH 65 KNOTS AIRSPEED, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^), PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (CFI) TOOK THE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND KNOWING THAT THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT STOP ON REMAINING RUNWAY HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE TAKEOFF, AFTER CLEARING THE TREES,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRIED TO INCREASED AIRSPEED HOWEVER HE CRASHED LANDED ON THE RIVER MOUTH. MINOR INJURIES REPORTED, BOTH PERSONS WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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