20100108025929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Apple Valley, CA · January 8, 2010

Date
January 8, 2010 · 09:58 local
Place
Apple Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29285
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA105
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total38 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Durning landing roll out on runway 18 at kapv the aircraft began to drift right. Pilot on the contrls applied right rudder then brake without results. The CFI in the right seat also attempted to correct continuing right drift without corrective response. The aircraft hit a sign adjacent to the runway in the vacinity of taxiway A5. Right main gear collaspsed. Wing spar, aleron and flap spars damaged, whole punched through the wing, inboard of the fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

DURNING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 18 AT KAPV THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT RIGHT. PILOT ON THE CONTRLS APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER THEN BRAKE WITHOUT RESULTS. THE CFI IN THE RIGHT SEAT ALSO ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT CONTINUING RIGHT DRIFT WITHOUT CORRECTIVE RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SIGN ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY IN THE VACINITY OF TAXIWAY A5. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLASPSED.WING SPAR, ALERON AND FLAP SPARS DAMAGED, WHOLE PUNCHED THROUGH THE WING, INBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK.

NTSB investigation

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