# Incident 20081005847459I: J170SP, Walla Walla, WA, October 5, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2008, 13:15 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Walla Walla Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0925° N, 118.2841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WALLA WALLA RGNL (ALW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0925&lon=-118.2841&mi=10
- Aircraft: N583J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N583J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jabiru USA Sport J170-SP (registry code 060001S, https://openairdocs.org/model/jabiru-usa-sport-j170-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: J170SP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081005847459I

## Narrative

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

(-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)

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

- [Incident 20090609009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090609009459I), Jun 9, 2009: Jabiru J170SP (N583J), Walla Walla, WA, Minor damage. (-23) This light-sport Jabiru was being flown by a student pilot on his first supervised solo. On the third landing, after all three wheels touched down, the…

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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