19951220046639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · San Diego, CA · December 20, 1995

Date: December 20, 1995 · 11:46 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4684R
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N4684RRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21445 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine 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: on December 20, 1995, MS. Martha bryson, student pilot certificate #EE0937584, was on her first supervised solo in N4684R, a Piper cherokee, when she struck the wing tip while landing. Her flight instructor, Mr. Edward sammons, was in the tower observing at the time. Mr. Sammons said it appeared that she caught a wind that caused her wing to dip just before she landed and she was not able to correct for the wind before the wing tip struck the runway. Damage to the airplane was minimal. This does not involve a NMAC. This incident does not involve a pilot deviation. The student pilot and the CFI were counseled.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 20, 1995, MS. MARTHA BRYSON, STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE #EE0937584, WAS ON HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO IN N4684R, A PIPER CHEROKEE, WHEN SHE STRUCK THE WING TIP WHILE LANDING. HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. EDWARD SAMMONS, WAS IN THE TOWER OBSERVING AT THE TIME. MR. SAMMONS SAID IT APPEARED THAT SHE CAUGHT A WIND THAT CAUSED HER WING TO DIP JUST BEFORE SHE LANDED AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT FOR THE WIND BEFORE THE WING TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS MINIMAL. THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A NMAC. THIS INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION. THE STUDENT PILOT AND THE CFI WERE COUNSELED.