Piper PA-28-161 N8081G
4 July 2002 · Providence, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 July 2002 at about 12:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8081G, operated by Frank Rossi, was involved in an accident near Providence, Rhode Island, United States. 2 people were 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 12:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- T.F. Green State Airport (PVD)
- Coordinates
- 41.7239, -71.4281
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N8081G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frank Rossi
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmingdale → Providence
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- IAD02LA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the student pilot's landing, the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway. Winds were 70 degrees from the right, at 7 knots. The airplane had no mechanical anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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