20051204030879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Chicago/Wheelin, IL · December 4, 2005

Date: December 4, 2005 · 15:30 local
Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N15911
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 92 total75 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N15911Registration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-1908 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) On December 4, 2005, student pilot privacy data omitted landed Piper PA-28-180, N15911 on runway 34 at palwaukee airport, wheeling, Illinois. The pilot said that the main wheels touched the runway, followed by the nose wheel. He reported that upon nose wheel contact the airplane veered sharply left and departed the runway. The wind was 290 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot was the only occupant and was not injured. The airplane sustained minor damage: a propeller strike and bent nose wheel strut. Inspection disclosed no mechanical failure that would have caused the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 4, 2005, STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ LANDED PIPER PA-28-180, N15911 ON RUNWAY 34 AT PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, WHEELING, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL. HE REPORTED THAT UPON NOSE WHEEL CONTACT THE AIRPLANE VEERED SHARPLY LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE WIND WAS 290 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE: A PROPELLER STRIKE AND BENT NOSE WHEEL STRUT. INSPECTION DISCLOSED NO MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE INCIDENT.