19890528027179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Prattville, AL · May 28, 1989

Date
May 28, 1989 · 14:30 local
Place
Prattville, AL
Airport
Autauga County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8808J
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
145 total125 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway into ditch. A bottle had lodged under left rudder pedal.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH. A BOTTLE HAD LODGED UNDER LEFT RUDDER PEDAL.