- Date
- August 7, 1982, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2406DPiper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820807034989A
- Case key
- 72926
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Analysis
The pilot was on an instructional flight when he flew to andther airport to practice grass field landings. According to the 1450 EDT weather report from Vero Beach, the wind was from 110 degrees at 10 KTS and the temperature was 90 degrees. During a touch-and-go landing, the pilot elected to abort the takeoff, when the aircraft would not lift-off. However, he observed a ditch at the end of the runway and left the power on to jump the ditch. The aircraft collided with orange trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2406D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0296
- Airframe hours
- 2,611
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Pro-Flite Of Vero Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pro-Flite Of Vero Inc.
- Departed
- X-52 · Vero Beach, FL
- Destination
- X-52 · Vero Beach, FL
- Airport
- X-52 · New Hibiscus, runway 18, 3,500 × 160 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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 61 total · 61 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 6 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.