20010713018529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Dallas, TX · July 13, 2001

Date: July 13, 2001 · 16:00 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Addison Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N44855
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 31 total31 in this make and model

N44855Registered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7816028 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was landing with a slight left crab angle. Her feet were at the top of the pedals. She tried to apply pedal to straighten out the aircraft. She believes the pedals were stuck. The cause could be due to wearing sandals. No anomalies were found with the rudder system. Pushing harder on the pedals the aircraft veered off the runway. The flight school has addressed this issue with the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A SLIGHT LEFT CRAB ANGLE. HER FEET WERE AT THE TOP OF THE PEDALS. SHE TRIED TO APPLY PEDAL TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE AIRCRAFT. SHE BELIEVES THE PEDALS WERE STUCK. THE CAUSE COULD BE DUE TO WEARING SANDALS. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE RUDDER SYSTEM. PUSHING HARDER ON THE PEDALS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT SCHOOL HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE PILOT.