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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Portland, OR · March 30, 2003

Date: March 30, 2003 · 14:15 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4961T
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA053
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 36 total15 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N4961TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225289 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 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) The student pilot logbook showed the first soloflight was completed on 3/28/03. Student certificate was endorsed per FAR for solo flight in the PA-28-140. The student landed with a minimal bounce. The aircraft was on the ground and during the roll-out the student thought he was still in the air. The student applied full power and the aircraft pulled to the left. Scraping the right wingtip upon the runway, the aircraft departed the runway to the left and hit nose first in the grass area between the runway and the taxiway. The prop, nose wheel, and right lower engine mount firewall was damaged in the accident. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT LOGBOOK SHOWED THE FIRST SOLOFLIGHT WAS COMPLETED ON 3/28/03. STUDENT CERTIFICATE WAS ENDORSED PER FAR FOR SOLO FLIGHT IN THE PA-28-140. THE STUDENT LANDED WITH A MINIMAL BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND AND DURING THE ROLL-OUT THE STUDENT THOUGHT HE WAS STILL IN THE AIR. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT. SCRAPING THE RIGHT WINGTIP UPON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND HIT NOSE FIRST IN THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. THE PROP, NOSE WHEEL, AND RIGHT LOWER ENGINE MOUNT FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA03LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTroutdale, ORAircraft control was not maintained during the landing roll. An improper flare which resulted in a bounced landing was a factor.Mar 30, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4961T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19800513043409ILevel Off Touchdown · Sheridan, WYMinor damage from hard landing on nose wheel.May 13, 1980 · Minor damage