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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Concord, NC · April 2, 2011

Date: April 2, 2011 · 15:23 local
Place: Concord, NC
Airport: Concord Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3663R
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 327 total40 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3663RRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-5767 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

04/02/2011- Aircraft, N3663R departed fernandina beach (kifb) airport for Concord airport(kjqf) on VFR flight. Pilot attempted to land on runway 20 at Concord airport, encountered crosswind gusts up to 28 knots at 270 degrees. Pilot then elected to do go around. During second landing, the aircraft encountered a crosswind condition, pilot was unable to maintain control of the aircraft. Landed in grassy area to the right of runway 20, hit a distance marking sign with right wing. Pilot then stopped aircraft and reported the incident to the tower. No injuries to pilot. Minor damage to aircraft right wing was observed.

As the FAA filed it

04/02/2011- AIRCRAFT, N3663R DEPARTED FERNANDINA BEACH (KIFB) AIRPORT FOR CONCORD AIRPORT(KJQF) ON VFR FLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20 AT CONCORD AIRPORT, ENCOUNTERED CROSSWIND GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS AT 270 DEGREES. PILOT THEN ELECTED TO DO GO AROUND. DURING SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND CONDITION, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. LANDED IN GRASSY AREA TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 20, HIT A DISTANCE MARKING SIGN WITH RIGHT WING. PILOT THEN STOPPED AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE TOWER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING WAS OBSERVED.