- Date
- June 11, 1986, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2378DPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860611029499A
- Case key
- 31651
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Analysis
The student plt stated that he was attempting a practice soft-field takeoff from rwy 18. Just prior to rotation the main gear contacted a bump in the airstrip and the acft drifted to the left. The acft continued left where it struck trees alongside the rwy. The surface winds at the aprx time of the accident were reported af 130 degs at 16 KTS with gusts to 20 KTS. The plt had been previously advised by his CFI that student plts were not permitted to conduct solo operations from that arpt due to the rough turf rwys.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2378D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0288
- Airframe hours
- 3,793
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Flight Saftey, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 19, 1986
- Departed
- X26 · Sebastian, FL
- Destination
- VRB · Vero Beach, FL
- Airport
- New Hibiscus, runway 18, 3,300 × 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
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 35 total · 35 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 16 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 7 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.