What happened
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On November 10, 1998, at 1400 hours pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N8258S, was substantially damaged when it veered off runway 15L and collided with a runway marker during landing at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, Santa Barbara, California. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo cross-country instructional flight. (-23) the student pilot encountered a 6 knot crosswind from the right and upon touchdown lost control of the aircraft, striking a runway marker with the left wing. The pilot was counseled and received 7.2 hours additional training in various crosswind conditions and further has now passed his private pilot checkride. (.4)the aircraft collided with a runway marker sign during landing while the student pilot was on his first solo cross-country flight. The pilot reported that, while flaring for landing, he encountered a 'strong' crosswind from the right and that he landed with the aircraft angled toward the left side of the 75-foot-wide runway. He tried to correct his path back toward the runway centerline but struck a runway perimeter sign on the left edge of the runway with the left main landing gear. Thirty-five minutes before the accident, a quartering right headwind was reported at 6 knots and 25 minutes after the accident a quartering right headwind was reported at 7 knots.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 10, 1998, AT 1400 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N8258S, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 15L AND COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY MARKER DURING LANDING AT THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED A 6 KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT AND UPON TOUCHDOWN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, STRIKING A RUNWAY MARKER WITH THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED AND RECEIVED 7.2 HOURS ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN VARIOUS CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND FURTHER HAS NOW PASSED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE. (.4)THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY MARKER SIGN DURING LANDING WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, WHILE FLARING FOR LANDING, HE ENCOUNTERED A 'STRONG' CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT AND THAT HE LANDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT ANGLED TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 75-FOOT-WIDE RUNWAY. HE TRIED TO CORRECT HIS PATH BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE BUT STRUCK A RUNWAY PERIMETER SIGN ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, A QUARTERING RIGHT HEADWIND WAS REPORTED AT 6 KNOTS AND 25 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT A QUARTERING RIGHT HEADWIND WAS REPORTED AT 7 KNOTS.
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