- Date
- January 16, 1986, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Leesburg, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4325VPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860116002449A
- Case key
- 11241
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot stated that uneven braking during landing caused the aircraft to swerve off the side of the runway. He further added that he applied full power shortly thereafter due to the fact that the aircraft was heading for a ditch. The aircraft contacted the ditch and trees before becoming airborne after which the pilot landed the aircraft without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4325V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8416017
- Airframe hours
- 476
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Janelle Aviation
- Registered owner
- Phillip W. Loomis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 4, 1985
- Airport
- W09 · Leesburg Municipal, runway 35, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 40 total · 40 in this make and model · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4325V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.