- Date
- September 13, 1989, 13:49 local (17:49 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Pierce, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9207QPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890913034939I
- Case key
- 32337
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Probable cause
The student's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the student's lack of experience.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was on his first supervised solo flt. During the 2nd landing roll on rwy 9, he lost control of the acft & it veered off the lt side of the rwy. The wind was from 060 degrees at 10 knots. There was no failure or malfuction of the flt controls. His instructor stated the crosswind was well within the student's capability.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9207Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2841007
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D36, 161 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flight Safety International
- Airport
- FPR · St Luci County Intl, runway 9, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 20 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FPR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.