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FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Kamiah, ID · August 11, 2009

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Date
August 11, 2009 · 11:00 local
Place
Kamiah, ID
Airport
Kamiah Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N939RG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09CA392
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
63 total43 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N939RGRegistration cancelled Oct 26, 2009 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-81A0070 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine 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.

(-23) Pilot departed Kamiah airport (S73) for a local solo practice flight in prepartion for his private pilot check ride. Pilot returned to the airport approximately an hour later to practice takeoffs and landings. On his second landing, pilot indicated his approach speed was at 70KTS. As he reduced power and began his flare the left wing suddenly dropped. While attempting to correct with right aileron and rudder, the left main gear hit the runway skipped and bounced pulling the aircraft left. As the aircraft touched down a second time the pilot was near the left edge of the runway and the aircraft was still veering left. Pilot indicated he was still attempting to correct to the right with rudder but had no control response. The aircraft departed the runway left toward an aircraft and shack. Pilot decided he did not have enough room to attempt a go around. The left wing struck the nose of the parked aircraft veering it even more left. The left wing and nose of the aircraft struck the corner of the shack spinning the aircraft left and coming to rest. The pilot turned off the ignition and master switch and exited the aircraft. There was no post crash fire. Pilot reported a minor scrape to his knuckle in which he received two stitches.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED KAMIAH AIRPORT (S73) FOR A LOCAL SOLO PRACTICE FLIGHT IN PREPARTION FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECK RIDE. PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR LATER TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON HIS SECOND LANDING, PILOT INDICATED HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS AT 70KTS. AS HE REDUCED POWER AND BEGAN HIS FLARE THE LEFT WING SUDDENLY DROPPED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT AILERON AND RUDDER, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT THE RUNWAY SKIPPED AND BOUNCED PULLING THE AIRCRAFT LEFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME THE PILOT WAS NEAR THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL VEERING LEFT. PILOT INDICATED HE WAS STILL ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT WITH RUDDER BUT HAD NO CONTROL RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY LEFT TOWARD AN AIRCRAFT AND SHACK. PILOT DECIDED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE NOSE OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT VEERING IT EVEN MORE LEFT. THE LEFT WING AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE SHACK SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT LEFT AND COMING TO REST. THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND MASTER SWITCH AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT REPORTED A MINOR SCRAPE TO HIS KNUCKLE IN WHICH HE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09CA392Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportKamiah, IDThe failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during landing.Aug 11, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N939RG · 1

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

Accident 20060325004079ATakeoff Ground Roll · Marana, AZ(-23) Pilot was attempting to takeoff from runway 30. During takeoff roll pilot lost control of aircraft and veered off the left side of the runway colliding with terrain.Mar 25, 2006 · Substantial damage