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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Olathe, KS · July 12, 2001

Date: July 12, 2001 · 07:10 local
Place: Olathe, KS
Airport: Johnson County Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N92555
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total66 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N92555Registration cancelled Aug 25, 2025 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842002 · Built 1995 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The student pilot reported operating in the traffic pattern on runway 18, which was still wet from a recent rain. After the touchdown on the second touch and go landing, the pilot retracted the flaps and applied power for takeoff. The aircraft veered to the left and the pilot retarded power, but not before the aircraft departed the runway. Before coming to a rest, the aircraft struck a taxiway light on the parallel taxiway. Damage was limited to the nosewheel fork, propeller, and a taxiway light. Flight control and nosewheel steering continuity satisfactory. Mci FSDO incident number CE2001IGA0052 is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED OPERATING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON RUNWAY 18, WHICH WAS STILL WET FROM A RECENT RAIN. AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN ON THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT RETARDED POWER, BUT NOT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. BEFORE COMING TO A REST, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSEWHEEL FORK, PROPELLER, AND A TAXIWAY LIGHT. FLIGHT CONTROL AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING CONTINUITY SATISFACTORY. MCI FSDO INCIDENT NUMBER CE2001IGA0052 IS CLOSED.