# Incident 20070321005399I: Piper PA28161, Valkaria, FL, March 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2007, 11:45 local time
- Place: Valkaria, FL
- Airport: Valkaria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.9609° N, 80.5583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VALKARIA (X59), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9609&lon=-80.5583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9210B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9210B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070321005399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 21, 2007, AT 1145 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N9210B, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING (DOWNWIND), AT THE VALKARIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN VALKARIA, FLORIDA. AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, OFF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED A PILOT OF DEBRIS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL SOLO-FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 141 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, ON OCTOBER 21, 2007, AT 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING, THE TAILWIND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACT THE DEBRIS PILE. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED (CAUSING A SMALL CREASE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FIREWALL), AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSED THE RIGHT WING SPAR TO CREASE THE SKIN, JUST FORWARD OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N9210B (2)

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

- [Incident 20130726015191I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130726015191I), Jul 26, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N9210B), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. N704FE collided with N9210B while N704FE was attempting to taxi around N9201B at the run-up area for runway 26 at komn. N704FE left wingtip struck N9210B'S…
- [Incident 19961129041519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961129041519I), Nov 29, 1996: Piper PA28161 (N9210B), Fort Pierce, FL. Lost power downwind pattern. Made runway. Engine checked normal on test.

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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