ATLANTA, GA, USA
N31883
PIPER PA-28-161
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS IN WINDS THAT WERE VARIABLE 330 TO 340 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. DURING THE SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY. HOWEVER, AS IT WAS ACCELERATING FOR TAKEOFF, THE PLANE SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, IT STRUCK THREE PARKED AIRCRAFT. A BEECH 58 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO A PIPER PA-31 AND A BEECH 35. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE ADDED POWER FOR TAKEOFF, HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD NEGLECTED TO RAISE THE FLAPS. HE REPORTED THAT THE PLANE SWERVED AS HE REACHED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. HE SUSTECTED THAT A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AS HE WAS DISTRACTED WITH ADJUSTING HIS FLAPS. ALSO, HE WAS USING HIS SHOULDER HARNESS AND BELIEVED THIS PREVENTED HIM FROM SUSTAINING MORE SERIOUS INJURIES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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