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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Houston, TX · April 1, 2000

Date: April 1, 2000 · 18:45 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41539
Reported as: Piper PA28151
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total70 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N41539Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415259 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)During student instruction of take offs and landings, on the fourth take off, at approximately 150 ft. MSL, a loud thump was heard. The next thump was differnet in volume and the controls felt like something was pushing on the ailerons. The following thump, the right main landing gear (lower portion of the oleo strut) came through the top of the wing. Radio contact was made and landed tunrway 15 @ iws. No other dmaage was done to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)DURING STUDENT INSTRUCTION OF TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, ON THE FOURTH TAKE OFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. MSL, A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD. THE NEXT THUMP WAS DIFFERNET IN VOLUME AND THE CONTROLS FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS PUSHING ON THE AILERONS. THE FOLLOWING THUMP, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (LOWER PORTION OF THE OLEO STRUT) CAME THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WING. RADIO CONTACT WAS MADE AND LANDED TUNRWAY 15 @ IWS. NO OTHER DMAAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT.