20180507004839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FL · May 7, 2018

Date
May 7, 2018 · 10:45 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
P39S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80813
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA18LA145
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
419 total217 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student was attempting first touch and go, turned base to final and throttle was not responding, emergency landing on the railroad tracks.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING FIRST TOUCH AND GO, TURNED BASE TO FINAL AND THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONDING, EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N80813 · 1

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