- Date
- February 7, 1982, 15:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Washington, IA
- NTSB coordinates
- 44.3592, -97.8396 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2501NPiper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820207003069A
- Case key
- 72963
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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
The student pilot began taking off on runway 17 with a right quartering headwind. There was snow and ice on the runway. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft started toward the left and the pilot added right rudder for directional control. The aircraft continued off the side of the runway. It contacted a snowbank which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2501N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1670
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Washington Flying Service, Inc
- Registered owner
- Washington Flying Service, Inc
- Departed
- C61 · Washington, IA
- Destination
- C61 · Washington, IA
- Airport
- C61 · Washington Municipal, runway 17, 2,700 × 50 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OTM, 45 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.