# Incident 19970828024579I: Piper PA28161, Lakeland, FL, August 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1997, 09:55 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9221D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9221D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970828024579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN A CROSSWIND WHEN HE LOST CONTROL ON TOUCHDOWN, STRIKING A SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY (09). AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND INSPECTION FROM THE TOWER REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED UNTIL ARFF PERSONNEL ARRIVED AND LANDED RUNWAY 09. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST LEFT OF RUNWAY 09 3500 FT. FROM APPROACH END. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND SKIN DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF LEFT WING AND FLAP ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N9221D (2)

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

- [Accident 20230307001732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230307001732A), Mar 7, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N9221D), Winter Haven, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On March 7, 2023 aircraft [privacy data omitted] a 1988 PA-28-161 Piper warrior , departed from lakeland linder international airport (lal) in lakeland,…
- [Incident 20071207831879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071207831879I), Dec 7, 2007: Piper PA28161 (N9221D), Venice, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On December 07, 2007, at 10:38 EST, a Piper, N9221D, operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted] sustained minor damage at the Venice Municipal Airport…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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