20020817020949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Raleigh, NC · August 17, 2002

Date
August 17, 2002 · 13:30 local
Place
Raleigh, NC
Airport
Triple W Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8895J
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total10 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) The pilot reported touching down on runway 16 of the 5W5 (Triple w) airport. After touchdown the pilot reported a strong crosswind from the right which caused the aircraft to depart the left side of the runway. After departing the runway, the aircraft encountered high grass/weeds and the nose gear was broken off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 16 OF THE 5W5 (TRIPLE W) AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REPORTED A STRONG CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED HIGH GRASS/WEEDS AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF.