Piper PA-28-140 N6349W

Summary

On 31 May 2000 at about 22:36 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N6349W was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 May 2000 at 22:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Long Beach, California, United States

Nearest airport

Long Beach (LBG)

Coordinates

33.8178, -118.1517

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N6349W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fullerton → Long Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA211

2 people had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff and his subsequent failure to relinquish control of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane veered off the runway during the takeoff phase of a touch-and-go. The flight instructor noticed the plane veering and told the student to correct it with left rudder. When the student did not correct for the drift, the flight instructor tried to take over, but the student would not relinquish the controls. The airplane veered off the runway, and the nose gear subsequently collapsed and the airplane came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.