20001013019229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Denton, TX · October 13, 2000

Date
October 13, 2000 · 12:50 local
Place
Denton, TX
Airport
Denton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2667Q
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
27 total25 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The student pilot was endorsed for solo flight by his flight instructor on September 27, 2000. He had a total of 0.9 hours of solo practice before this flight on October 13, 2000. The weather at the time of departure was good visibility and very light winds. When he returned the visibility was still good but the winds had increased with gusts to about 20 knots. This incident occurred during the first landing at Denton Municipal Airport in Denton, TX. The student pilot lost directional control on runway 16. The student pilot attempted to abort the landing but the aircraft departed the runway to the right side. The nose gear snapped off and the a/c came to a rest in the plowed field next to the runway. The damage to a/c was minor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2000. HE HAD A TOTAL OF 0.9 HOURS OF SOLO PRACTICE BEFORE THIS FLIGHT ON OCTOBER 13, 2000. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS GOOD VISIBILITY AND VERY LIGHT WINDS. WHEN HE RETURNED THE VISIBILITY WAS STILL GOOD BUT THE WINDS HAD INCREASED WITH GUSTS TO ABOUT 20 KNOTS. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST LANDING AT DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN DENTON, TX. THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON RUNWAY 16. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING BUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE NOSE GEAR SNAPPED OFF AND THE A/C CAME TO A REST IN THE PLOWED FIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE DAMAGE TO A/C WAS MINOR.

Other reports on N2667Q · 2

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