Piper PA28 N9212E
15 March 2011 · Vero Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 March 2011 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N9212E, operated by FlightSafety International, was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vero Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vero Beach Municipal (VRB)
- Coordinates
- 27.6533, -80.4011
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N9212E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- FlightSafety International
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vero Beach → Vero Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA192
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot stated that he was conducting his second solo flight. After performing maneuvers in the practice area, he returned to the airport to conduct takeoffs and landings. After the second landing, he tried to expedite exiting the runway and attempted to depress the brakes fully. The airplane turned to the right, travelled into a grassy area on the right side of the runway, and impacted a taxiway sign. It sustained substantial damage to the left wing. A postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 12 Nov 2011 | Piper PA28 | Alderney, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Piper PA28 | Leesburg, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2012 | Piper PA28 | Aurora, Utah, United States | Matthew W Ahrens | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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