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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Merritt Island, FL · November 2, 2022

Date: November 2, 2022 · 10:05 local
Place: Merritt Island, FL
Airport: Merritt Island
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: E7XS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N510X
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N510XRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2025 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8616013 · Built 1986 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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11-02-2022 Pilot was about to perform 3rd solo flight. Did the preflight at 9AM and it was rechecked under instructor supervision. Successful run-up was performed,

His first pattern for the day went fine and he exacuted a full stop taxi back. And again returned to hold short at rwy 11 to do the pattern again. After 1 to 2 minutes he started taking off, and everything was going good, he then gave full throttle and he said his ASI was a little above 40KTS, he was going make an attempt to rotate but before rotating, he suddenly felt the left wing come down hard and made the aircraft go off center line towards the left of rwy 11. He started to compensate right rudder hard but is speed was high and didn’t have sufficient time to right the aircraft and aircraft went off the rwy and veered into the grass. As soon as he gained his bearing he secured aircraft and removed the key.

As the FAA filed it

11-02-2022 PILOT WAS ABOUT TO PERFORM 3RD SOLO FLIGHT. DID THE PREFLIGHT AT 9AM AND IT WAS RECHECKED UNDER INSTRUCTOR SUPERVISION. SUCCESSFUL RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED,

HIS FIRST PATTERN FOR THE DAY WENT FINE AND HE EXACUTED A FULL STOP TAXI BACK. AND AGAIN RETURNED TO HOLD SHORT AT RWY 11 TO DO THE PATTERN AGAIN. AFTER 1 TO 2 MINUTES HE STARTED TAKING OFF, AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD, HE THEN GAVE FULL THROTTLE AND HE SAID HIS ASI WAS A LITTLE ABOVE 40KTS, HE WAS GOING MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO ROTATE BUT BEFORE ROTATING, HE SUDDENLY FELT THE LEFT WING COME DOWN HARD AND MADE THE AIRCRAFT GO OFF CENTER LINE TOWARDS THE LEFT OF RWY 11. HE STARTED TO COMPENSATE RIGHT RUDDER HARD BUT IS SPEED WAS HIGH AND DIDN’T HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RWY AND VEERED INTO THE GRASS. AS SOON AS HE GAINED HIS BEARING HE SECURED AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED THE KEY.