20030218001759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Santa Ana, CA · February 18, 2003

Date: February 18, 2003 · 12:34 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N723PC
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 45 total

N723PCRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843194 · Built 1998 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On February 18, 2003, student pilot was attempting third landing of solo preparation when aircraft went off left side of runway 19L at taxiway juliet, hitting two taxiway lights with right landing gear. Pilot reported to CFI monitoring flights that she thought she had touched down and was attempting to correct aircraft to runway centerline, when aircraft landed and veered off the left side of the runway hitting the two taxiway lights. Aircraft inspection revealed right wheel fairing pushed in, no apparent landing gear damage. Maintenance agency inspected aircraft, found airworthy.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 18, 2003, STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING THIRD LANDING OF SOLO PREPARATION WHEN AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19L AT TAXIWAY JULIET, HITTING TWO TAXIWAY LIGHTS WITH RIGHT LANDING GEAR. PILOT REPORTED TO CFI MONITORING FLIGHTS THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY CENTERLINE, WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDED AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HITTING THE TWO TAXIWAY LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING PUSHED IN, NO APPARENT LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE AGENCY INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, FOUND AIRWORTHY.