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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Morristown, TN · September 13, 2009

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Date
September 13, 2009 · 13:30 local
Place
Morristown, TN
Airport
Moore-Murrell
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7990P
Reported as
Piper PA24180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
155 total26 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N7990PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180S/N 24-3228 · Built 1962Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airman had been practicing takeoffs and landings. On incident landing the aircraft touched down and then departed the runway coming to a stop approximately 200 feet left of the runway with the aircraft facing 180 degrees to direction of landing. Pilot stated that his nose wheel directional control was limited by structural design of the rudder/brake assembly which kept him from applying adequate nosewheel pressure to keep the aircraft on runway. On touchdown after departing runway the pilot failed to retard throttle to the idle position. This resulted in the aircraft traveling farther from the touchdown point.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN HAD BEEN PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON INCIDENT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE AIRCRAFT FACING 180 DEGREES TO DIRECTION OF LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT HIS NOSE WHEEL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LIMITED BY STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF THE RUDDER/BRAKE ASSEMBLY WHICH KEPT HIM FROM APPLYING ADEQUATE NOSEWHEEL PRESSURE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. ON TOUCHDOWN AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY THE PILOT FAILED TO RETARD THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POSITION. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELING FARTHER FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT.