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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Cahokia, IL · September 22, 2004

Date: September 22, 2004 · 09:48 local
Place: Cahokia, IL
Airport: St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N81822
Reported as: Piper PA28236
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 654 total318 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N81822Registration cancelled Aug 12, 2008 · Piper PA-28-236S/N 28-8011068 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-236 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While conducting a straight-in approach to runway 22 at cps airport, pilot was instructed to make a 360 degree turn for airport spacing. Upon completion of the 360 degree turn and aligned again on a high final to RUNWAY22, pilot elected to continue his approach and landed hard and beyond the mid-point of the runway. Aircraft began to skid towards the right side of the runway due to heavy toe and parking brake applications (most probable). Tire skid marks indicate the right tire "blew" sometime after exiting the runway to the right on the grass. The aircraft came to rest beyond the end of the runway with no significant damage other than a blown tire, wheel skirt and minor aircraft skin damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT CPS AIRPORT, PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A 360 DEGREE TURN FOR AIRPORT SPACING. UPON COMPLETION OF THE 360 DEGREE TURN AND ALIGNED AGAIN ON A HIGH FINAL TO RUNWAY22, PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE HIS APPROACH AND LANDED HARD AND BEYOND THE MID-POINT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO HEAVY TOE AND PARKING BRAKE APPLICATIONS (MOST PROBABLE). TIRE SKID MARKS INDICATE THE RIGHT TIRE "BLEW" SOMETIME AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT ON THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OTHER THAN A BLOWN TIRE, WHEEL SKIRT AND MINOR AIRCRAFT SKIN DAMAGE.