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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Acftmg CH 2000 · Andalusia/Opp, AL · February 7, 2009

Date: February 7, 2009 · 12:30 local
Place: Andalusia/Opp, AL
Airport: South Alabama Regional At Bill Ben
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8508A
Reported as: Acftmg CH2000
Reported engine: Lycoming O235N2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 18 total18 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N8508ARegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000S/N 20-1004 · Built 2002 Airframe modelAircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On February 07, 2009, a student pilot operating N8508A, was returning from kmvc after performing a touch and go. While attempting to land at 79J Andalusia, Alabama, pilot stated as he approached runway 11, ATIS was reporting that winds were calm. Pilot reported that as he landed, the aircraft began pulling to the left. Pilot decide to pull up and make second attempt at landing. On second landing, the pilot reported the pulling to the left was more prevalent and that right rudder pedal input had no effect. Pilot stated aircraft was headed off the runway toward airport signage. Pilot elected to pull up again, but the landing gear clipped the sign, separating the landing gear from beneath the aircraft. Pilot was contacted by flight instructor on ground and informed of his situation. Aircraft circled field until emergency personnel were in place. Pilot made emergency landing and egressed with no injuries. Initial inspection of landing gear showed left tire was cut and deflated.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 07, 2009, A STUDENT PILOT OPERATING N8508A, WAS RETURNING FROM KMVC AFTER PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT 79J ANDALUSIA, ALABAMA, PILOT STATED AS HE APPROACHED RUNWAY 11, ATIS WAS REPORTING THAT WINDS WERE CALM. PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE LANDED, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT. PILOT DECIDE TO PULL UP AND MAKE SECOND ATTEMPT AT LANDING. ON SECOND LANDING, THE PILOT REPORTED THE PULLING TO THE LEFT WAS MORE PREVALENT AND THAT RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL INPUT HAD NO EFFECT. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED OFF THE RUNWAY TOWARD AIRPORT SIGNAGE. PILOT ELECTED TO PULL UP AGAIN, BUT THE LANDING GEAR CLIPPED THE SIGN, SEPARATING THE LANDING GEAR FROM BENEATH THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS CONTACTED BY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON GROUND AND INFORMED OF HIS SITUATION. AIRCRAFT CIRCLED FIELD UNTIL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE IN PLACE. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AND EGRESSED WITH NO INJURIES. INITIAL INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR SHOWED LEFT TIRE WAS CUT AND DEFLATED.