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FAA incident report · Piper PA-20-135 · Tulare, CA · July 10, 2010

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Date
July 10, 2010 · 10:00 local
Place
Tulare, CA
Airport
Mefford Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1571A
Reported as
Piper PA-20-135
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total5 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days
N1571ARegistration cancelled Feb 18, 2023 · Piper PA-20-135S/N 20-787 · Built 1951Airframe modelPiper PA-20-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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.

Student pilot in the right seat lost directional control after landing. No brakes installed on right side. The commercial pilot in the left seat, the PIC was unable to regain control until just before the plane struck the VASI after veering off the runway to the left. After determining the extent of the damage the PIC, who is also a certificated A&P, flew the plane solo back to visalia, CA (16NM) without obtaining a ferry permit.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. NO BRAKES INSTALLED ON RIGHT SIDE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT, THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE PLANE STRUCK THE VASI AFTER VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. AFTER DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE THE PIC, WHO IS ALSO A CERTIFICATED A&P, FLEW THE PLANE SOLO BACK TO VISALIA, CA (16NM) WITHOUT OBTAINING A FERRY PERMIT.