What happened
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On January 27, 2011, privacy data omitted, a student pilot, certificate number privacy data omitted, was conducting solo touch and goes on runway 6, in a Piper PA-28-161, N746RA, at the Lake Wales Municipal Airport, Lake Wales, Florida. On or about the sixth touch and go privacy data omitted applied full power to initiate a takeoff subsequent to a landing. privacy data omitted Stated that the aircraft exhibited a tendency to turn to the left when he applied power but did not initially apply corrective rudder input due to the aircraft being right of runway centerline. privacy data omitted Stated that when he did apply a "small" amount of corrective rudder input the aircraft did not respond as he expected. privacy data omitted Stated that the aircraft skidded and departed the left side of the runway and struck the taxiway alpha sign approximately 1700 feet from the threshold. The left wing leading edge struck the top corner of the taxiway sign breaking the sign free of its frangible base. The collision impact ruptured the left wing fuel tank, damaged leading edge skin, and deformed one wing rib inboard of the fuel tank. No further aircraft damage was identified.a review of privacy data omitted pilot records indicated that he is qualified for solo flight. privacy data omitted, Holder of a commercial pilot and flight instructor certificate number privacy data omitted, has been privacy data omitted flight instructor for all of privacy data omitted flight training. A review of privacy data omitted pilot records revealed that he is current and qualified to provide privacy data omitted flight instruction.a review of the aircraft maintenance logbook initially indicated that the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) battery expired on July 31, 2010. A work order and an aircraft maintenance logbook entry, which was written on a sticker, were provided which indicated a new ELT battery was installed on June 22, 2010. The sticker was placed in the aircraft maintenance logbook and no further maintenance logbook discrepancies were noted. The aircraft maintenance logbooks indicated that the aircraft was airworthy prior to the incident on January 27, 2011.at the time of the incident the weather was VFR, the wind was 030 degrees at 4 knots, and neither was considered to be a factor.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 27, 2011, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS CONDUCTING SOLO TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 6, IN A PIPER PA-28-161, N746RA, AT THE LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA.ON OR ABOUT THE SIXTH TOUCH AND GO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A TAKEOFF SUBSEQUENT TO A LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED A TENDENCY TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHEN HE APPLIED POWER BUT DID NOT INITIALLY APPLY CORRECTIVE RUDDER INPUT DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHEN HE DID APPLY A "SMALL" AMOUNT OF CORRECTIVE RUDDER INPUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND AS HE EXPECTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE TAXIWAY ALPHA SIGN APPROXIMATELY 1700 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE STRUCK THE TOP CORNER OF THE TAXIWAY SIGN BREAKING THE SIGN FREE OF ITS FRANGIBLE BASE. THE COLLISION IMPACT RUPTURED THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK, DAMAGED LEADING EDGE SKIN, AND DEFORMED ONE WING RIB INBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. NO FURTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED.A REVIEW OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT RECORDS INDICATED THAT HE IS QUALIFIED FOR SOLO FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOLDER OF A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAS BEEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR ALL OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT TRAINING. A REVIEW OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT RECORDS REVEALED THAT HE IS CURRENT AND QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT INSTRUCTION.A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK INITIALLY INDICATED THAT THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) BATTERY EXPIRED ON JULY 31, 2010. A WORK ORDER AND AN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK ENTRY, WHICH WAS WRITTEN ON A STICKER, WERE PROVIDED WHICH INDICATED A NEW ELT BATTERY WAS INSTALLED ON JUNE 22, 2010. THE STICKER WAS PLACED IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK AND NO FURTHER MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT ON JANUARY 27, 2011.AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS VFR, THE WIND WAS 030 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS, AND NEITHER WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.
Other reports on N746RA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.