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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · New Cumberland, WV · September 2, 1998

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Date
September 2, 1998 · 20:35 local
Place
New Cumberland, WV
Airport
Herron Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9243J
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
410 total200 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N9243JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3318 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) Pilot flew plane to Herron Airport (7GI) to practice short field landings. Herron is hard surface 2000' rw - lights only on se side and a county road running through the center of the runway. Landed on runway 22 without incident going to the center of the runway. Another aircraft left the run-up area and was holding on runway 22 ready for take-off. Pilot announced all intentions to the traffic but received no response. Rather than do a 180 degree turn with the other pilot in take-off position, he went to the right between the county road and the runway into the grass taxiway. Prop hit dirt when wheel left runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PILOT FLEW PLANE TO HERRON AIRPORT (7GI) TO PRACTICE SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. HERRON IS HARD SURFACE 2000' RW - LIGHTS ONLY ON SE SIDE AND A COUNTY ROAD RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 WITHOUT INCIDENT GOING TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUN-UP AREA AND WAS HOLDING ON RUNWAY 22 READY FOR TAKE-OFF. PILOT ANNOUNCED ALL INTENTIONS TO THE TRAFFIC BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. RATHER THAN DO A 180 DEGREE TURN WITH THE OTHER PILOT IN TAKE-OFF POSITION, HE WENT TO THE RIGHT BETWEEN THE COUNTY ROAD AND THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS TAXIWAY. PROP HIT DIRT WHEN WHEEL LEFT RUNWAY.