# Accident 20100224028819A: Piper PA-28-180, Patillas, PR, February 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2010, 09:30 local time
- Place: Patillas, PR
- Airport: Patillas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 17.9822° N, 66.0194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.9822&lon=-66.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5212L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5212L-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100224028819A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA152), Feb 24, 2010: Piper PA-28-180 (N5212L), Patillas, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining.

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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