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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Spanish Fork, UT · February 17, 2011

Date: February 17, 2011 · 19:00 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N32565
Reported as: Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 182 total180 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N32565Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7515188 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft was landing runway 12 at U77. During the landing touch down the pilot stated that he felt a gust of wind veer the aircraft towards the left side of the runway. The pilot was unable to correct the aircraft back towards the right. However, the pilot decided at some point to keep the aircraft going straight towards the left rather than try to turn at a low altitude. The aircraft came to rest near the papi's on the left side of the runway. The aircraft damage was limited to the propeller and wheel ferrings. The pilot and two passengers were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 12 AT U77. DURING THE LANDING TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT A GUST OF WIND VEER THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE RIGHT. HOWEVER, THE PILOT DECIDED AT SOME POINT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT GOING STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE LEFT RATHER THAN TRY TO TURN AT A LOW ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEAR THE PAPI'S ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND WHEEL FERRINGS. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.