# NTSB ERA10CA360: Piper PA28R, N142TV, Sarasota, FL, July 11, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 11, 2010, 19:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Coordinates: 27.395555, -82.554443 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3956&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 2011
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA360
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76635/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76635
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA360

## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28RT-201T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102817), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28RT-201T, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102817), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28RT-201T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102817), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-28RT-201T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102817), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that, during the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the right. He corrected by applying left rudder, but he was unsuccessful. The airplane departed the left side of the runway into grass, and became airborne over a pond prior to impacting a taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures. The reported weather at the accident airport, about the time of the accident, included wind from 290 degrees at 9 knots.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll on runway 32, the airplane "started going to the right." He applied "full" left rudder to correct, "but could not push back to the right." The airplane departed the left side of the runway into grass, and became airborne over a pond prior to impacting a taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures. Reported weather at the accident airport, about the time of the accident, included winds from 290 degrees at 9 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N142TV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142TV), registered now, S/N 28R8031020, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R (201T)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (registry code 7102817) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R8031020
- Airframe hours: 2282
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO360 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Tony Varol
- Registered owner: Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SRQ, Sarasota, FL
- Destination: ISM, Orlando, FL
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SRQ, Sarasota International Airport, runway 32, 9,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 1,500 total, 900 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: SRQ

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20100711042629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100711042629A), Jul 11, 2010: Piper PA-28R-201T, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. July, 11th 2010 at 19:15 departing from ksrq RWY32, after 20 sec, aircraft (ac) start moving to the right, when pilot applied full left rudder to compensate,…

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 24, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76635. 105 KB in all.

- Memorandum of Record - NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 17 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335344&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%20-%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Memorandum of Record - Pilot Interview (item 2, .PDF, 32 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335243&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%20-%20Pilot%20Interview-Master.PDF
- Memorandum of Record - FAA (item 3, .PDF, 19 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335251&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%20-%20FAA-Master.PDF
- Weather Reports and Records (item 4, .PDF, 36 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335244&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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