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FAA incident report · Piper PA-20 · El Paso, TX · October 7, 1995

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Date
October 7, 1995 · 11:10 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
West Texas Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6913K
Reported as
Piper PA20
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
103 total10 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N6913KRegistered now · Piper PA-20S/N 20-6 · Built 1950Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: on October 7, 1995, a Piper PA-20, N6913K, was performing a touch and go landing at West Texas Airport. The pilot reported the aircraft veered to the left and he was unable to hold the aircraft on the runway inspite of applying full right rudder and brake. The aircraft encountered deep sand upon departing the runway and tipped up on it's nose. This caused the right main landing gear to collapse resulting in damage to the propeller and engine cowling. There was no further damage to the aircraft or injuries to the occupants. Investigation continues.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 7, 1995, A PIPER PA-20, N6913K, WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT WEST TEXAS AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY INSPITE OF APPLYING FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DEEP SAND UPON DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND TIPPED UP ON IT'S NOSE. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.