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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Lancaster, PA · September 23, 2008

Date
September 23, 2008 · 09:47 local
Place
Lancaster, PA
Airport
Lancaster
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9339P
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total800 in this make and model10 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) Pilot reported during interview, that he overshot intended landing zone on runway 13. Overshoot was the result of initiating approach to land with excessive altitude and airspeed. Pilot elected to continue landing. Aircraft touched down on last 1/3 of runway. He attempted to turn off runway at taxiway alpha, at high speed and under heavy braking. Aircraft turned abruptly and came to rest on taxiway alpha. Manuver caused damage to left main landing gear assembly and caused left wing to strike taxiway light structure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED DURING INTERVIEW, THAT HE OVERSHOT INTENDED LANDING ZONE ON RUNWAY 13. OVERSHOOT WAS THE RESULT OF INITIATING APPROACH TO LAND WITH EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON LAST 1/3 OF RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY ALPHA, AT HIGH SPEED AND UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. AIRCRAFT TURNED ABRUPTLY AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY ALPHA. MANUVER CAUSED DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND CAUSED LEFT WING TO STRIKE TAXIWAY LIGHT STRUCTURE.

Other reports on N9339P · 1

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