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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Wausau, WI · May 4, 2002

Date: May 4, 2002 · 08:25 local
Place: Wausau, WI
Airport: Wausau Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8998J
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 39 total39 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8998JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3022 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 4, 2002 at 0825 CDT, at Wausau, WI, a Piper PA-28, N8998J, operated by student pilot, timothy w. torkelson, was landing on runway 22. The aircraft bounced hard, landed on right side gear, and skidded off the runway, damaging the right wing tip and nose gear. The aircraft damage was minor and the student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was not on a flight plan.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 4, 2002 AT 0825 CDT, AT WAUSAU, WI, A PIPER PA-28, N8998J, OPERATED BY STUDENT PILOT, TIMOTHY W. TORKELSON, WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 22. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD, LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE GEAR, AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIP AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.