- Date
- April 18, 1995, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Farmingdale, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N188AVPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950418008279A
- Case key
- 38945
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Probable cause
the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane veering off the left side of the runway. A factor was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was making his first supervised solo. During the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the left. The student applied right rudder; however, the airplane continued off the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest nose down in a ditch. In the NTSB form 6120.1/2, the student pilot stated, '... I should have cut power....' A federal aviation adminiatration inspector found no discrepancies with the airplane.
Factual narrative
On April 18, 1995, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-151, N188AV, piloted by Lionel Blackman, and operated by Flight Ways, was substantially damaged during the takeoff roll at Republic Airport, Farmingdale, New York. The pilot received no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
During a telephone interview, the student pilot reported that this was his first supervised solo. Just prior to the accident flight, the student and instructor practiced touch and go landings, and no problems were encountered. The instructor then exited the airplane, and the student prepared for the solo flight.
No problems were encountered during the taxi to runway 19, which was a 5516 foot long and 150 foot wide runway. During the initial takeoff roll, the airplane was on the runway center line. Suddenly, the airplane veered to the left. The student pilot attempted to correct with right rudder. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and came to rest nose down in a ditch.
Additionally, in the NTSB form 6120.1/2, the student pilot stated, "...I should have cut power...."
According to a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector, there were no discrepancies with the airplane.
The winds reported at the Republic Airport, at 1506, were from 170 degrees at 7 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N188AV
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7615199
- Airframe hours
- 3,528
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Flightways
- Registered owner
- Aircraft R US
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 1, 1995 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- FRG
- Destination
- FRG
- Airport
- FRG · Republic Airport, runway 19, 5,516 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 38 total · 38 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FRG
FAA reports on this event · 1
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