# Accident 20160513008809A: Piper PA-28-181, Crystal River, FL, May 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2016, 15:03 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8678° N, 82.5703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8678&lon=-82.5703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160513008809A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 13, 2016 A PIPER PA-28-181 DEPARTED CRYSTAL RIVER, FL AIRPORT (KCGC) ON RUNWAY 28 TO COMPLETE THE SECOND LEG OF A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A CONCRETE RUNWAY LIGHT PAD. THE IMPACT SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A RETENTION POND APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA16CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA243), May 13, 2016: Piper PA-28 (N991A), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in runway excursion and collision with a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the improper flap…

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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