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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Rapid City, SD · June 12, 2009

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Date
June 12, 2009 · 11:50 local
Place
Rapid City, SD
Airport
Rapid City Regional
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2970N
Reported as
Piper PA28236
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N2970NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-236S/N 28-7911283 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-28-236Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) When returning from chadron NE, the pilot landed on runway 32 at Rapid City, SD. The aircraft landed on the centerline of the runway, and was gradually pulled to the left on rollout by a flat main left main tire. While exiting the runway on taxiway A4, the bottom of the left wing contacted to taxi lights knocking them over. The aircraft received minor scratches to the bottom of the left wing. The aircraft cleared the active runway, where maintenance removed and replaced the tire before towing it to the local FBO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN RETURNING FROM CHADRON NE, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT RAPID CITY, SD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, AND WAS GRADUALLY PULLED TO THE LEFT ON ROLLOUT BY A FLAT MAIN LEFT MAIN TIRE. WHILE EXITING THE RUNWAY ON TAXIWAY A4, THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TO TAXI LIGHTS KNOCKING THEM OVER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR SCRATCHES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TIRE BEFORE TOWING IT TO THE LOCAL FBO.