# Accident 20110315005849A: Piper PA-28-161, Vero Beach, FL, March 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2011, 12:32 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6533° N, 80.4011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6533&lon=-80.4011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9212E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9212E-2018-04-04) (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 PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110315005849A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL (UNKNOWN REASON) CONTROL OF A/C, EXITED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND HIT TAXI SIGN WITH LEFT WING.

## 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 ERA11CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA192), Mar 15, 2011: Piper PA28 (N9212E), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

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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