20020617013309I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Pensacola, FL · June 17, 2002

Date
June 17, 2002 · 15:30 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Pensacola Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2356A
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
35 total35 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) On June 17, 2002, student pilot was conducting first solo takeoffs and landings at Pensacola Regional Airport. On the third landing the right landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to the right side of the runway. Initial investigation indicated that the right main landing gear saddle bolt had sheared off. M or d report to follow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 17, 2002, STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING FIRST SOLO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT PENSACOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT. ON THE THIRD LANDING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SADDLE BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF. M OR D REPORT TO FOLLOW.