20090416005649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Richmond, KY · April 16, 2009

Date: April 16, 2009 · 18:30 local
Place: Richmond, KY
Airport: Madison
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6079W
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total65 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N6079WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-20092 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 on an instructional flight, PA-28-140, N6709W, piloted by a student pilot and flight instructor privacy data omitted exited the right side of runway 36 at the Richmond-Madison county airport (K139) in Richmond, KY, resulting in minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries. This was only the fourth flight in this aircraft for the instructor and it was the first time that she allowed the student to attempt to land the aircraft. After touchdown the aircraft veered towards the left and then the student over corrected to the right resulting in the aircraft exiting the runway on the right side near the mid field position coming to rest in a shallow ditch. The instructor stated that the engine was stopped prior to the impact. The aircraft received minor damage to the cowling. The propeller appears to not have come in contact with the ground and there is no evidence of sudden engine stoppage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, PA-28-140, N6709W, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36 AT THE RICHMOND-MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT (K139) IN RICHMOND, KY, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. THIS WAS ONLY THE FOURTH FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT FOR THE INSTRUCTOR AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TOWARDS THE LEFT AND THEN THE STUDENT OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT EXITING THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE MID FIELD POSITION COMING TO REST IN A SHALLOW DITCH. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COWLING. THE PROPELLER APPEARS TO NOT HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE.