# Incident 20070227002059I: Piper PA28180, Lincoln, NE, February 27, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2007, 15:45 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7487W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487W-2017-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070227002059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS WITH EXIT FROM THE RUNWAY, TAXIING BACK FOR ANOTHER TAKE OFF. PILOT STATED HE HAD COMPLETED 2 PRIOR LANDINGS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON HIS 3RD LANDING, PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE LEANED TO THE RIGHT, (THE RIGHT WING DIPPED LOWER THAN THE LEFT). THE PILOT STATED HE OVER CORRECTED THE INPUT TO THE RUDDER CONTROL TO RETURN THE AIRPLANE TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED INTO THE MEDIAN BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE BEGINNING. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SCRAPE MARKS ON THE RIGHT WING TIP, THE NOSE SHOCK ABSORBER STRUT, AND BENT PROPELLER. AT THE SCENE, THE FAA IIC DID OBSERVE THE RIGHT WING LOWER THAN THE LEFT. LIFTING THE RIGHT WING AND ALLOWING IT TO COME TO REST AGAIN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT ONLY SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH OF SHOCK ABSORBER SHOWING VS APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER.

## Other reports on N7487W (2)

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

- [Incident 20160926019669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160926019669I), Sep 26, 2016: Piper PA-28-180 (N7487W), Tangier, VA, Minor damage. The pilot was out with a friend on a personal flight. They had stopped at other airports prior to landing in Tangier island (ktgi). On his first attempt he…
- [Incident 20031023029059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031023029059I), Oct 23, 2003: Piper PA28180 (N7487W), Grand Island, NE, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot's first x-c, made 2 successful takeoffs and landings. On the third takeoff, pilot lost control of the aircraft veering off runway 17,…

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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