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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Omaha, NE · September 13, 2000

Date: September 13, 2000 · 16:02 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41558
Reported as: Piper PA28151
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 35 total35 in this make and model

N41558Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415270 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Aircraft was operating by student pilot in a solo flight. Upon landing at epply airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, the student pilot lost control of the steering and the aircraft left the runway. Upon entering the grass,the aircraft bounced allowing the strut to fall out. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the student pilot was injured. Further investigaiton revealed on landing the left main scissor bolt was missing allowing the wheel to pivot; therefore the pilot lost control. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING BY STUDENT PILOT IN A SOLO FLIGHT. UPON LANDING AT EPPLY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY.UPON ENTERING THE GRASS,THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ALLOWING THE STRUT TO FALL OUT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INJURED. FURTHER INVESTIGAITON REVEALED ON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN SCISSOR BOLT WAS MISSING ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO PIVOT; THEREFORE THE PILOT LOST CONTROL. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N41558 · 1

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

Incident 19890617036699ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Washington, ILStudent became ill and landed. Later aborted takeoff due to lack of acceleration. Ran off end of runway into field.Jun 17, 1989 · Minor damage