# Incident 20000409022729I: Piper PA28181, Springfield, IL, April 9, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4149C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4149C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000409022729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT CAPITAL AIRPORT SPRINGFIELD, IL, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 CROSSED A SMALL DEPRESSION AND CAME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON TAXIWAY YANKEE.  THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 310 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS.  THE STUDENT PILOT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST.  A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO DETERMINE ANY MECHANICAL DISCREPENCIES.  THIS INCIDENT IS BEING COLSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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