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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Pawtucket, RI · March 18, 1994

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Date
March 18, 1994 · 09:40 local
Place
Pawtucket, RI
Airport
North Central State
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2217K
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
680 total50 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N2217KRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916226 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: the instructor and pre-solo student pilot departed t.f. green airport (pvd) at approximately 9:15 am for takeoff and landing practice at North Central State Airport. On 5th approach, student under-corrected for a 50 degree left crosswind of approximately 15 knots. Instructor twice told the student during touchdown to apply more correction, then told him that he (the instructor) had the airplane and applied more right rudder and full power, and again told the student "I have the airplane." Apparently, between the student and the instructor, too much right rudder was applied because the airplane now was headed toward the right side of the runway. The flaps were retracted to 10 degrees and a climb attempted. The airplane struck some red long sticks then hit a VASI light. Instructor closed the throttle and attempted to land on runway 5. Aircraft ground looped. The right main landing gear fractured and the right fuel tank ruptured. Minor damage to flaps and leading edge of stabilator. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE INSTRUCTOR AND PRE-SOLO STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED T.F. GREEN AIRPORT (PVD) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 AM FOR TAKEOFF AND LANDING PRACTICE AT NORTH CENTRAL STATE AIRPORT. ON 5TH APPROACH, STUDENT UNDER-CORRECTED FOR A 50 DEGREE LEFT CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS. INSTRUCTOR TWICE TOLD THE STUDENT DURING TOUCHDOWN TO APPLY MORE CORRECTION, THEN TOLD HIM THAT HE (THE INSTRUCTOR) HAD THE AIRPLANE AND APPLIED MORE RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL POWER, AND AGAIN TOLD THE STUDENT "I HAVE THE AIRPLANE." APPARENTLY, BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND THE INSTRUCTOR, TOO MUCH RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE NOW WAS HEADED TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED TO 10 DEGREES AND A CLIMB ATTEMPTED. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK SOME RED LONG STICKS THEN HIT A VASI LIGHT. INSTRUCTOR CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FRACTURED AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK RUPTURED. MINOR DAMAGE TO FLAPS AND LEADING EDGE OF STABILATOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^