20081005847459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · J170-SP · Walla Walla, WA · October 5, 2008

Date: October 5, 2008 · 13:15 local
Place: Walla Walla, WA
Airport: Walla Walla Regional
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N583J
Reported as: J170SP
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 64 total64 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N583JRegistered now · Jabiru USA Sport J170-SPS/N 38 · Built 2008 Airframe modelJabiru USA Sport J170-SP Engine modelJabiru 22004 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) While conducting a touch and go the pilot looked down into the cockpit to push in the carburetor heat. As he looked back up he felt the aircraft fish tailing and headed to the right. The pilot attempted to correct to the left but over corrected. The pilot attempted to correct back to the right but over corrected to the right. The pilot lost directional control and the aircraft departed the runway to the right into an uneven field. Pilot estimates his speed at approximately 40 mph and departed the runway at about a 45 degree angle. When the aircraft slowed to a taxi speed, the pilot made a left turn (about 90 degrees to the runway) in an attempt to get back onto the runway. In his attempt and with the terrain being uneven, the propeller struck the ground. The engine remained running. The pilot stopped the aircraft and shut down the engine. The aircraft was towed to the ramp. There was minor damage found to the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN INTO THE COCKPIT TO PUSH IN THE CARBURETOR HEAT. AS HE LOOKED BACK UP HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT FISH TAILING AND HEADED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO THE LEFT BUT OVER CORRECTED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BACK TO THE RIGHT BUT OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT INTO AN UNEVEN FIELD. PILOT ESTIMATES HIS SPEED AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO A TAXI SPEED, THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN (ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY) IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. IN HIS ATTEMPT AND WITH THE TERRAIN BEING UNEVEN, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE FOUND TO THE PROPELLER.

Other reports on N583J · 1

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