- Date
- November 27, 1991, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bunnell, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N152ERPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911127053729A
- Case key
- 33035
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Probable cause
Improper handling of the aircraft by the pilot-in-command and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the lack of total experience of the pilot-in-command.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While performing a soft-field takeoff from rwy 6 with a wind from the north at 14 KTS with gusts to 21, the acft yawed to the lt & travelled off the rwy. The takeoff continued & the lt main landing gear collided with a dirt mound. The flight continued, became airborne, reentered the traffic pattern & landed with no further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N152ER
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2841174
- Airframe hours
- 3,039
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ
- Registered owner
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 6, 1991
- Airport
- X47 · Flagler County, runway 6, 4,755 × 200 ft, asphalt
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 104 total · 27 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 14 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.