# Incident 20000727020759I: Piper PA28161, Altoona, PA, July 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2000, 13:57 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Airport: Altoona-Blair County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2964° N, 78.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALTOONA/BLAIR COUNTY (AOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2964&lon=-78.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9098K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9098K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727020759I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT, HE WAS PRATICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS AFTER RETRACTING THE FLAPS, HE ADDED FULL POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO A FIELD, HIT A DITCH AND NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF. THE STUDENT WAS GIVEN ADDITIONAL DUAL INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N9098K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040807018079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807018079I), Aug 7, 2004: Piper PA28161 (N9098K), Altoona, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot attempted landing on runway 30 at Altoona-Blair County Airport after performing solo training flight. Pilot stated that he had some…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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