# Accident 20131111022979A: Piper PA-28-161, Clewiston, FL, November 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 26.7353° N, 81.0511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7353&lon=-81.0511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9236L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9236L-2018-04-24) (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: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131111022979A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED PRE-FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND PREPARATION FROM HIS INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AS WELL AS A DTC DUATS WEATHER BRIEING ON THE PROPOSED SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.

ORIGINALLY, THE ROUTE INCLUDED PAHOKEE )KPHK) BUT THAT AIRPORT WAS ELIMINATED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S ASSESSMENT, DUE TO THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT ON PAHOKEE'S NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAY. PREVAILING WINDS WERE FROM THE EAST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SIGNED OFF FOR CROSSWINDS UP TO 8KTS.

THE ROUTE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK WAS FROM VERO BEACH  (KVRB) TO OKEECHOBEE (KOBE), TO AIRGLADES/CLEWISTON (2IS), TO KPHK AND BACK TO KVRB.

RUNWAY 13 WAS THE RUNWAY IN USE AT 2IS.

NO WEATHER IS RECORDED FOR 2IS AT THAT TIME, SINCE THE AIRPORT HAS ONLY AN AWOS.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AT AIRGLADES, AND TAXIED BACK FOR DEPARTURE. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WITH LEFT AILERON CROSSWIND CORRECTION, THE RIGHT WING ROSE FASTER THAN MR. ERDOGAN EXPECTED. HE THEN OVER-CORRECTED WITH RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY AT THIS POINT AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING HIT A 1000' MARKER SIGN NEAR THE RUNWAY. UPON LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR RIPPED OFF, AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

THE PILOT CUT THE MIXTURE AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE 1000' MARKER SIGN, SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA14CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA046), Nov 11, 2013: Piper PA 28-161 (N9236L), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N9236L (2)

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

- [Incident 20011107034729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107034729I), Nov 7, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N9236L), Indiantown, FL. (-23) Med date 01/15/2001- on a test flight of a newly overhauled engine @ 3500', the pilot experienced a drop in RPM of @300 followed by loss of oil pressure.…
- [Accident 19940725048099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940725048099A), Jul 25, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N9236L), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Left wing struck light pole while following a follow me truck on the ramp to park.

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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