- Date
- May 10, 1991, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Monticello, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2587NPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910510037939A
- Case key
- 15170
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's (CFI) delayed remedial action. Related factors are the gusty crosswind, the student pilot's lack of total experience, inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, and the cfi's failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The post solo student was performing a soft field take off on runway 18 (2,550' x 140', turf). Winds were estimated to be variable between 220 and 260 degrees at 15 knots, with gusts to 22 knots. The student pilot stated that as the airplane began to rotate, a gust of wind lifted the right wing, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. The flight instructor was not able to regain control of the airplane. The airplane came to a stop about 75 feet from the left edge of the runway, nosed down in a soft field. The student pilot reported that the runway condition was rough and bumpy, making directional control difficult.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2587N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0932
- Airframe hours
- 4,124
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Northland Aircraft Services
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 9, 1991 · 46 hours before
- Airport
- 20Y · Pilot'S Cove, runway 18, 2,550 × 140 ft, grass/turf
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 424 total · 60 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.