# Incident 20080430837319I: Piper PA28161, Merritt Island, FL, April 30, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2008, 11:15 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2143G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2143G-2023-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080430837319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 30, 2008, AT 1115 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER, PA-28-161, N2143G, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OPERATIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING, AT KCOI, IN MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA.  AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE GRASS IMPACTING A DRAINAGE DITCH.  AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, NOSE COWLING, AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, OUTBOARD SIDE.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A TRAINING SOLO-FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA, ON APRIL 30, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 HOURS EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

## Other reports on N2143G (2)

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

- [Accident 20210624008129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210624008129A), Jun 24, 2021: Piper PA-28-161 (N2143G), Easton, MD, Destroyed. At Easton airport (esn), Easton, MD, on 6/24/2021 at approximately 1109 local time, a student pilot while on his first solo experienced an engine failure.…
- [Incident 20070428010009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070428010009I), Apr 28, 2007: Piper PA28161 (N2143G), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on runway 33 at Kissimmee airport (ism), the pilot was instructed by the tower to turn right on taxiway A3. During the turn onto taxiway A3…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.