20020724020239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Okeechobee, FL · July 24, 2002

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Date: July 24, 2002 · 13:00 local
Place: Okeechobee, FL
Airport: Okeechobee County Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9248H
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N9248HRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2019 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841256 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161

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What happened

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(-23) The student pilot was performing solo touch and go operations on runway 22 at kobe. On the 5th landing the pilot lost control of airplane veering to the left, off the side of the runway approximately 1000 feet from the arrival end of the runway. After exiting the left side of the runway, the airplane traveled approximately 500 feet before striking a security fence substantially damaging both the left and right wings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING SOLO TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS ON RUNWAY 22 AT KOBE. ON THE 5TH LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE VEERING TO THE LEFT, OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE ARRIVAL END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER EXITING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE STRIKING A SECURITY FENCE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS.