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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Buckeye, AZ · August 7, 1997

Date: August 7, 1997 · 14:50 local
Place: Buckeye, AZ
Airport: Buckeye Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N47615
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N47615Registered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7816105 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 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: this incident occurred during part 61, local area solo takeoff and landing practice. After landing, the solo student was taxiing back for another departure and while taxiing at an engine RPM of 1100, was unable to slow the aircraft to negotiate a left 90 degree turn to the runway and ended up leaving the taxiway straight ahead. The left main gear went through a ditch that caused the left gear to collapse. The aircraft came to a full stop just slightly passed the ditch with it's prop and engine cowl embedded into a large bush, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING PART 61, LOCAL AREA SOLO TAKEOFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. AFTER LANDING, THE SOLO STUDENT WAS TAXIING BACK FOR ANOTHER DEPARTURE AND WHILE TAXIING AT AN ENGINE RPM OF 1100, WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO NEGOTIATE A LEFT 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP LEAVING THE TAXIWAY STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WENT THROUGH A DITCH THAT CAUSED THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP JUST SLIGHTLY PASSED THE DITCH WITH IT'S PROP AND ENGINE COWL EMBEDDED INTO A LARGE BUSH, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N47615 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20211111019329ILanding: Approach · Fort Worth, TXStudent pilot was on a solo flight and the air speed was to fast when the student landed and could not slowdown in time to make the turn onto the taxi way and hit a runway sign with the nose landing gear.Nov 11, 2021 · Minor damage