- Date
- April 3, 1991, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chesapeake, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N54917Piper PA-25-235D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910403009189A
- Case key
- 11669
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Probable cause
The pilot's failue to maintain adequate airspeed after the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that when he was cleared for takeoff by the control tower. He was told that the wind was 320 degrees at 20 knots. He stated that during the takeoff roll, the aircraft veered left. He took corrective action by applying right aileron and right rudder, but he was unsuccessful. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway where it struck a taxiway sign. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had more instruction and practice in crosswind and gust conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54917
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7656058
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Peter A. Cummings
- Registered owner
- Spraying Specialists, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Pungo
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,100 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.