# Incident 20160109023709I: Piper PA-28-161, Vero Beach, FL, January 9, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2016, 17:34 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9207Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9207Q-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 PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160109023709I

## Narrative

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

PART 141 SOLO STUDENT IN FLIGHT SAFETY ACADEMY AIRLINE TRAINING PROGRAM ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT LANDED AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE FIRST TAXI-WAY.  STUDENT USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING, THEN OVER CONTROLLED, SWERVED AND EVENTUALLY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURY TO THE STUDENT, DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, OR REPORTABLE DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY OCCURRED.

PRIOR TO FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT OR CONTINUING IN THE AIRLINE TRAINING PROGRAM THE STUDENT WAS RETRAINED/REEVALUATED ON SEVERAL DUAL FLIGHTS, THEN GIVEN A EVALUATION FLIGHT WITH A SENIOR INSTRUCTOR PILOT WHICH HE PASSED.  THE STUDENT HAS NOW CONTINUED IN THE AIRLINE TRAINING PROGRAM WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N9207Q (4)

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

- [Incident 19990312039129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990312039129I), Mar 12, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N9207Q), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control during initial take off roll.
- [Incident 19970612022939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970612022939I), Jun 12, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N9207Q), Marco Island, FL, Minor damage. Taxiing back to ramp due a rain shower. Wing tip hit windshield parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19950125002939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950125002939I), Jan 25, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N9207Q), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: the student pilot lost directional control during the landing on 2AL at Vero Beach airport. The PA28-161 departed the runway and struck a runway…
- [Incident 19890913034939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890913034939I), Sep 13, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N9207Q), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing. Veered off side of runway.

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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