What happened
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On September 27, 1998, at 1630 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-16, N5932H, registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, nosed over while taxiing on the runway at the Rogue Valley International Airport, Medford, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight had departed rom ashland, oregan, about 20 minutes prior to the accident. Tower control personnel reported that the pilot was instructed to make a straight in approach to runway 32. When the aircraft was out approximately one mile, the pilot was instructed to go-around and sequence in behind a landing united 737. The pilot returned for landing on runway 32. The united 737 was at the opposite end of the runway and taxiing back on the west side of the runway when the aircraft landed. Prior ot landing, the pilot indicated to tower personnel that he wanted to land long, however, the aircraft touched down near the threshold and was taxiing on the runway when the aircraft suddenly veered to the right just north of the intersecting runways at taxiway A4. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. (-23)student pilot landing at Medford, OR, lost control of aircraft while taxiing to parking. Pilot claims he was blown over by united airlines 737. ATC statements and pilot statments do not support his claim. Will refer to spm for counseling
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1998, AT 1630 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-16, N5932H, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, NOSED OVER WHILE TAXIING ON THE RUNWAY AT THE ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MEDFORD, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED ROM ASHLAND, OREGAN, ABOUT 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. TOWER CONTROL PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO-AROUND AND SEQUENCE IN BEHIND A LANDING UNITED 737. THE PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 32. THE UNITED 737 WAS AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TAXIING BACK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. PRIOR OT LANDING, THE PILOT INDICATED TO TOWER PERSONNEL THAT HE WANTED TO LAND LONG, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE THRESHOLD AND WAS TAXIING ON THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTING RUNWAYS AT TAXIWAY A4. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (-23)STUDENT PILOT LANDING AT MEDFORD, OR, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING. PILOT CLAIMS HE WAS BLOWN OVER BY UNITED AIRLINES 737. ATC STATEMENTS AND PILOT STATMENTS DO NOT SUPPORT HIS CLAIM. WILL REFER TO SPM FOR COUNSELING
NTSB investigation
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