19990510004939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Rock Hill, SC · May 10, 1999

Date: May 10, 1999 · 15:40 local
Place: Rock Hill, SC
Airport: Rock Hill/York Co/Bryant Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7173R
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA153
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total3 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N7173RRegistration cancelled Nov 30, 2000 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21883 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

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

(Tty) student pilot lost control of the acft on landing, and the acft went into a ditch, other circumstances are unknown. (.4) after landing the airplane started to drift to the right of the runway. The airplane departed the runway, and collided with a ditch that ran parallel to the runway. According to the pilot this was his first solo landing. The student pilot had a total of 50 hours flying time, and 6.4 hour in this kind of airplane. (-23)on may 1, 1999, privacy data omitted was landing on runway 02 at Rock Hill, SC. During the rollout, the aircraft drifted to the right and was not corrected by the pilot. The resulted in the aircraft departing the runway to the right and stopping in a ditch that ran parallel to the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(TTY) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON LANDING, AND THE ACFT WENT INTO A DITCH, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) AFTER LANDING THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 50 HOURS FLYING TIME, AND 6.4 HOUR IN THIS KIND OF AIRPLANE. (-23)ON MAY 1, 1999, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AT ROCK HILL, SC. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS NOT CORRECTED BY THE PILOT. THE RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPING IN A DITCH THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRock Hill, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Related factors were the crosswind and the pilot's lack of experience.May 10, 1999 · Substantial damage