20070109001029I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FL · January 9, 2007

Date
January 9, 2007 · 11:30 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ECPS
Aircraft
N9226R
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During solo training flight by the student pilot, on approach to landing in high winds, he overcompensated the rudder usage. Due to the overcompensation of rudder, the aircraft turned to the right causing the main landing gear to go off the runway. The pilot elected to continue off the runway and stopped on the grass, about 5' into the grass. The aircraft received no damage and the pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, ON APPROACH TO LANDING IN HIGH WINDS, HE OVERCOMPENSATED THE RUDDER USAGE. DUE TO THE OVERCOMPENSATION OF RUDDER, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO GO OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE OFF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED ON THE GRASS, ABOUT 5' INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N9226R · 1

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