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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Merritt Island, FL · June 11, 2011

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Date
June 11, 2011 · 18:15 local
Place
Merritt Island, FL
Airport
Merritt Island Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N358CA
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
37 total37 in this make and model
N358CARegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841283 · Built 1989Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming O-320-D3GReciprocating

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted (A student pilot-med cert # privacy data omitted) was on a solo flight performing full stop landings and takeoffs on runway 11 at the Merritt Island Airport the wind conditions were 090 at 14 knots. On his third landing touchdown was approximately 700 to 1000 ft down the runway he drifted right of the runway center line by about 12 feet as he approached the 2nd mid-field turnoff. At that point the aircraft veered to the left. In his statement he said he applied full right rudder and soon realized that this would not suffice to stop the aircraft from departing the runway. He then focused on positioning the mixture to idle cutoff, the master switch off, the fuel pump off, and the fuel selector to the off position. The student stated that he performed these tasks after determining he could not prevent the aircraft from departing the runway and ceasing additional efforts to control the aircraft or applying the brakes. The aircraft then departed the left side of the runway coming to a stop in a drainage ditch 25 feet to the left side of the runway and 75 feet after the wheels left the pavement surface.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (A STUDENT PILOT-MED CERT # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT PERFORMING FULL STOP LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS ON RUNWAY 11 AT THE MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT THE WIND CONDITIONS WERE 090 AT 14 KNOTS. ON HIS THIRD LANDING TOUCHDOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY 700 TO 1000 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY HE DRIFTED RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE BY ABOUT 12 FEET AS HE APPROACHED THE 2ND MID-FIELD TURNOFF. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. IN HIS STATEMENT HE SAID HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND SOON REALIZED THAT THIS WOULD NOT SUFFICE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. HE THEN FOCUSED ON POSITIONING THE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF, THE MASTER SWITCH OFF, THE FUEL PUMP OFF, AND THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION. THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED THESE TASKS AFTER DETERMINING HE COULD NOT PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND CEASING ADDITIONAL EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT OR APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP IN A DRAINAGE DITCH 25 FEET TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND 75 FEET AFTER THE WHEELS LEFT THE PAVEMENT SURFACE.