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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Lafayette, LA · May 23, 2002

Date: May 23, 2002 · 16:24 local
Place: Lafayette, LA
Airport: Lafayette Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N46507
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,000 total2,200 in this make and model100 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) Aircraft was being used for student pilot instruction. On rollout after landing and while still on runway 22R, student began braking to turn off at taxiway bravo. Instructor told student to let off the brakes and allow the aircraft to coast to the end of the runway. Both stated that the aircraft began to veer to the right. They also stated that no amount of left rudder or left brake would stop veering the aircraft. Aircraft ran off the runway and ran over the runway remaining sign and taxiway bravo sign, causing minor damage to the propeller and engine cowling. Aircraft was taxied to the FBO under its own power. Inspection of the aircraft found a flat spot on the right main tire beside the cowl and propeller. The brakes functioned normally and the pilot/instructor reported no difficulty taxiing to the FBO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR STUDENT PILOT INSTRUCTION. ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING AND WHILE STILL ON RUNWAY 22R, STUDENT BEGAN BRAKING TO TURN OFF AT TAXIWAY BRAVO. INSTRUCTOR TOLD STUDENT TO LET OFF THE BRAKES AND ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO COAST TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT NO AMOUNT OF LEFT RUDDER OR LEFT BRAKE WOULD STOP VEERING THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND RAN OVER THE RUNWAY REMAINING SIGN AND TAXIWAY BRAVO SIGN, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FBO UNDER ITS OWN POWER. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND A FLAT SPOT ON THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE BESIDE THE COWL AND PROPELLER. THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AND THE PILOT/INSTRUCTOR REPORTED NO DIFFICULTY TAXIING TO THE FBO.