20070122001729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Melbourne, FL · January 22, 2007

Date: January 22, 2007 · 12:20 local
Place: Melbourne, FL
Airport: Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N605FT
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,650 total2,300 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

N605FTRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841198 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Both pilots stated that after completing 4 or 5 touch and goes, they noticed a vibration coming from the right main landing gear. They stated that it felt like they had a flat tire. They further stated that they then taxied to the ramp, stopped the aircraft, got out and looked at the right main landing gear. Seeing nothing obvious, they resumed their training session. On the next landing they immediately felt the vibration again followed by the aircraft making an uncommanded sharp right turn off the runway. The right main gear failed upon reaching the edge of the runway and the aircraft stopped. Damage was limited to the right main landing gear strut assembly and the right flap.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING 4 OR 5 TOUCH AND GOES, THEY NOTICED A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THEY STATED THAT IT FELT LIKE THEY HAD A FLAT TIRE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP, STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT, GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. SEEING NOTHING OBVIOUS, THEY RESUMED THEIR TRAINING SESSION. ON THE NEXT LANDING THEY IMMEDIATELY FELT THE VIBRATION AGAIN FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT MAKING AN UNCOMMANDED SHARP RIGHT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED UPON REACHING THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY AND THE RIGHT FLAP.