# Incident 20040807018079I: Piper PA28161, Altoona, PA, August 7, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Airport: Altoona-Blair County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2964° N, 78.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALTOONA/BLAIR COUNTY (AOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2964&lon=-78.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9098K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9098K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807018079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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)

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

- [Incident 20000727020759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727020759I), Jul 27, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N9098K), Altoona, PA, Minor damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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