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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Tulsa, OK · November 9, 2008

Date
November 9, 2008 · 14:50 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
GD8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4980U
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total76 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) During a touch and go, the pilot looked down to check a frequency just after rotation. While she was distracted, the aircraft settled back down and drifted off the runway. The aircraft landing gear struck a runway sign. The pilot continued the climbout and returned for landing. Remedial training will be completed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK A FREQUENCY JUST AFTER ROTATION. WHILE SHE WAS DISTRACTED, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN AND DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE CLIMBOUT AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. REMEDIAL TRAINING WILL BE COMPLETED.