20010408011379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28180 · Wichita Falls, TX · April 8, 2001

Date: April 8, 2001 · 15:00 local
Place: Wichita Falls, TX
Airport: Kickapoo Downtown Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8345W
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 42 total42 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)On April 8, 2001, at 1500 CDT, a Piper PA-28-180, aircraft, N8345W, owned by sheppard air, inc., 4000 armstrong drive, suite 11, Wichita Falls, TX 76305, was operated by a student pilot, who lost control of the aircraft while performing touch and go landings on a training flight. The weather was VFR, winds were 17 knots, gusting to 23 knots from 190 degrees. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot, who holds a student pilot certificate, was not injured. The flight originated at sheppard afb, Wichita Falls, Texas.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 8, 2001, AT 1500 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-180, AIRCRAFT, N8345W, OWNED BY SHEPPARD AIR, INC., 4000 ARMSTRONG DRIVE, SUITE 11, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76305, WAS OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WHO LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, WINDS WERE 17 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS FROM 190 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT, WHO HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SHEPPARD AFB, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS.