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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Altoona, PA · August 7, 2004

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Date
August 7, 2004 · 10:30 local
Place
Altoona, PA
Airport
Altoona-Blair County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9098K
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
32 total32 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days
N9098KRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8616025 · Built 1985Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot attempted landing on runway 30 at Altoona-Blair County Airport after performing solo training flight. Pilot stated that he had some crosswind at 350 degrees of 11 knots. Pilot stated that at touch down, the aircraft ballooned up and was drifting to the left side of the runway. Pilot stated that he hit the right rudder to bring him back, but accidentally hit the right brake. Aircraft hit the runway hard and went to the right, crossing the runway. Pilot stated that he tried to compensate, but the right wingtip was dipping down and he was afraid that he was going to hit the ground with the wing. Pilot leveled the airplane and went into the grass, hitting the taxiway lights and the precision approach path indicator power box with the leading edge of the right wing, approximately 6 feet outboard from the fuselage. Right wing flap had minor buckling impact damage at center of flap. Left wing had minor impact damage approximately 1 foot inboard from leading edge and 2 feet outboard from fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT AFTER PERFORMING SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SOME CROSSWIND AT 350 DEGREES OF 11 KNOTS. PILOT STATED THAT AT TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UP AND WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE HIT THE RIGHT RUDDER TO BRING HIM BACK, BUT ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE RIGHT BRAKE. AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD AND WENT TO THE RIGHT, CROSSING THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO COMPENSATE, BUT THE RIGHT WINGTIP WAS DIPPING DOWN AND HE WAS AFRAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO HIT THE GROUND WITH THE WING. PILOT LEVELED THE AIRPLANE AND WENT INTO THE GRASS, HITTING THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS AND THE PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR POWER BOX WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET OUTBOARD FROM THE FUSELAGE. RIGHT WING FLAP HAD MINOR BUCKLING IMPACT DAMAGE AT CENTER OF FLAP. LEFT WING HAD MINOR IMPACT DAMAGE APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT INBOARD FROM LEADING EDGE AND 2 FEET OUTBOARD FROM FUSELAGE.

Other reports on N9098K · 1

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Incident 20000727020759ITouch And Go Landing · Altoona, PA(-23)According to a statement from the pilot, he was praticing take off and landings after retracting the flaps, he added full power, and the aircraft veered to the left, exited the runway into a field, hit a ditch and nose wheel broke off. The student was…Jul 27, 2000 · Minor damage