- Date
- May 7, 1988, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sault Ste Marie, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N15372Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880507013729A
- Case key
- 14074
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During taxi for take-off, the student pilot attempted to apply brakes as he neared the end of the runway. As the aircraft veered to the left, he noted that his right foot was not on the brake pedal. The aircraft left the taxiway and struck a fire hydrant, sustaining substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15372
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7325050
- Airframe hours
- 3,381
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Twin City Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 29, 1987 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- Y62
- Destination
- Y62
- Airport
- Y62 · Sault Ste Marie Municipal
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 33 total · 32 in this make and model · 12 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- Y62
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 N15372 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.