# Incident 20110911020999I: Piper PA-16, Anderson, SC, September 11, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2011, 19:20 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Airport: Anderson Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4946° N, 82.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANDERSON RGNL (AND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4946&lon=-82.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5616H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5616H-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110911020999I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 HRS, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE ANDERSON REGIONAL AIRPORT (AND), ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A STABILIZED APPROACH AND IN A NO WIND CONDITION.  HE STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN JUST PRIOR TO THE 1000 FOOT MARKS GENTLY ON THE CENTERLINE WITH A THREE POINT LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND HE CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT THE ROTATED TO THE RIGHT.  HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ROTATION TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE WING TIP AND PROP HIT THE RUNWAY.  CONDITIONS WERE VMC AND THE RUNWAY WAY WAS DRY.  NO MECHANICAL FAILURES ARE INDICATED.

## Other reports on N5616H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150422005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150422005789A), Apr 22, 2015: Piper PA-16 (N5616H), Hartwell, GA, Substantial damage. Inspector arrived on scene to find aircraft had departed runway into trees adjacent to the runway. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. 2 occupants were on…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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