20110126000809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Monroeville, AL · January 26, 2011

Date
January 26, 2011 · 17:00 local
Place
Monroeville, AL
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9742J
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA127
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total800 in this make and model15 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.

On January 26, 2011 at approximately 1700 hrs, the pilot of a Piper 28-180 made a normal approach, and landed on runway 03 at Monroeville, AL (kmvc). Upon landing, the pilot and passenger heard a loud popping sound. The aircraft immediately veered to the left of the runway centerline towards a pile of wood. The pilot saw the pile and pulled back on the yoke to jump the wood pile. The aircraft's left wing struck the pile and became airborne. Then the right wing struck the ground, spinning the aircraft clock-wise and sheered the nose gear off.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 26, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HRS, THE PILOT OF A PIPER 28-180 MADE A NORMAL APPROACH, AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 03 AT MONROEVILLE, AL (KMVC). UPON LANDING, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TOWARDS A PILE OF WOOD. THE PILOT SAW THE PILE AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO JUMP THE WOOD PILE. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE PILE AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT CLOCK-WISE AND SHEERED THE NOSE GEAR OFF.

NTSB investigation

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