# Accident 20181205023219A: Piper PA-28-181, Cornelia, GA, December 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2018, 15:34 local time
- Place: Cornelia, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4994° N, 83.5572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4994&lon=-83.5572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N839AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N839AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 750 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181205023219A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA088), Dec 5, 2018: Piper PA28 (N839AL), Cornelia, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain the runway heading during an attempted takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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