Piper PA-38-112 N2606K

Summary

On 10 April 1987 at about 22:05 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2606K, operated by De Mille Corporation, was involved in an accident near Ravenna, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 April 1987 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Ravenna, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Portage County (29G)

Coordinates

41.1494, -81.2397

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2606K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

De Mille Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA112

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LDG ON RWY 27. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT AFTER POWER WAS APPLIED. THE CFI REPORTED THAT SHE TOLD THE STUDENT TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER AS THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT, HOWEVER. SHE STATED THAT SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER HERSELF, BUT THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OFF OF THE RWY INTO A DITCH. THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT HE DID APPLY RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND TO HIS CONTROL INPUT. A LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WIND REPORTEDLY PREVAILED AT THE ARPT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED BY THE FAA AFTER THE ACCIDENT; NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.