20181205023219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Cornelia, GA · December 5, 2018

Date
December 5, 2018 · 15:34 local
Place
Cornelia, GA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N839AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA088
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total750 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

CFI was performing touch and goes with a student pilot. After several touch and goes, CFI was struggling to keep aircraft on centerline of runway, due to crosswinds. Aircraft struck vegetation off of runway causing aircraft to lose lift and crash in ravine adjacent to runway.

As the FAA filed it

CFI WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES WITH A STUDENT PILOT. AFTER SEVERAL TOUCH AND GOES, CFI WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ON CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY, DUE TO CROSSWINDS. AIRCRAFT STRUCK VEGETATION OFF OF RUNWAY CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LOSE LIFT AND CRASH IN RAVINE ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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