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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Abilene, TX · February 22, 2003

Date: February 22, 2003 · 09:58 local
Place: Abilene, TX
Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6020D
Reported as: Piper PA22150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 22 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N6020DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4673 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Student pilot lost control of the aircraft while landing on runway 35L at Abilene airport. This was his first cross country flight. The left crosswind was from 300 degrees at 10 knots and the pilot swerved to the left during roll-out, ending 132 feet west of the runway edge. There was damage to the nose-gear, engine mount, propeller, cowling and the right wingtip when the airplane rolled over an existing hole off the side of the runway. The pilot claims the left brake was dragging, but an inspection shows that there is no problem with the brake system. This airplane has the original single lever brake handle and hydraulic disk brakes on each main wheel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 35L AT ABILENE AIRPORT. THIS WAS HIS FIRST CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE LEFT CROSSWIND WAS FROM 300 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS AND THE PILOT SWERVED TO THE LEFT DURING ROLL-OUT, ENDING 132 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE-GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, PROPELLER, COWLING AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP WHEN THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OVER AN EXISTING HOLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CLAIMS THE LEFT BRAKE WAS DRAGGING, BUT AN INSPECTION SHOWS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS AIRPLANE HAS THE ORIGINAL SINGLE LEVER BRAKE HANDLE AND HYDRAULIC DISK BRAKES ON EACH MAIN WHEEL.