# Incident 20110125001669I: Piper PA-34-200, Wellington, KS, January 25, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2011, 21:45 local time
- Place: Wellington, KS
- Airport: Wellington Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U9FS
- Location: 37.3250° N, 97.3884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELLINGTON MUNI (EGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3250&lon=-97.3884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1230T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1230T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL TSIO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110125001669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COMMERCIAL STUDENT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT ON A MULTI-ENGINE COMMERCIAL CROSS CONTRY FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE TOP LATCH ON THE DOOR OPENED AND THE INSTRUCTOR CHOSE TO RETURN AND TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT HIMSELF.  TOE BRAKES WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THE INSTRUCTOR'S SIDE AND THE STUDENT REPORTEDLY MISMANAGED THE BRAKES.  DURING THE ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO A SMALL DEPRESSION BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE TIP OF THE LEFT PROP ON THE GROUND.  THE INSTRUCTOR HAD REPORTEDLY BRIEFED THE STUDENT ON USE OF THE BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS STILL SOME MIS-COMMUNICATION.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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