19990329002829A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Ankeny, IA · March 29, 1999

Date
March 29, 1999 · 17:35 local
Place
Ankeny, IA
Airport
Ankeny Regional Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N82164
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft ran off the rwy and went through a fence, other circumstances are unknonw. (-23)the pilot was doing a touch and go landing on runway 18 at the Ankeny, Iowa, airport. The wind was reported to be approximately 220 at 9 knots at the time of the accident. The pilot stated the aircraft began to veer to the left as the left main and nosewheel touched down and he attempted to corrext by adding right rudder. At this point, the pilot decided to attempt a go around and added full power. The aircraft then contacted a runway light before becoming airborne for a short time, stalled and contacted the ground with the left wing. The aircraft came to rest approximately 175 yards to the EST of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNONW. (-23)THE PILOT WAS DOING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE ANKENY, IOWA, AIRPORT. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 220 AT 9 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT AS THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CORREXT BY ADDING RIGHT RUDDER. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND AND ADDED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT TIME, STALLED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 175 YARDS TO THE EST OF THE RUNWAY.