20111006022789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Manassas, VA · October 6, 2011

Date
October 6, 2011 · 14:00 local
Place
Manassas, VA
Airport
Manassas Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N82587
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
25 total25 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Aircraft ran off the left side of runway 34L at Manassas Regional Airport at approximately 1400HRS EDT. OAT approx 75F, clear, little to no wind. Student pilot was practicing landings, incident occurred on the third landing. Pilot total time 25HRS. Student pilot W/3RD class medical c/w 1/26/2011, must wear corrective lenses. Runway showed evidence of skid marks at the touch down point which proceed in an arcing leftward direction to the grass adjacent to the runway. Upon entry to the grass the right wing struck a runway id sign. The sign sheared off at the shear point located near the ground attachment area. This caused damage to the right wing that consisted of wrinkled skin on the leading edge and a hole on the wing lower surface. Aircraft came to rest in a wet grassy area.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 34L AT MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1400HRS EDT. OAT APPROX 75F, CLEAR, LITTLE TO NO WIND. STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS, INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE THIRD LANDING. PILOT TOTAL TIME 25HRS. STUDENT PILOT W/3RD CLASS MEDICAL C/W 1/26/2011, MUST WEAR CORRECTIVE LENSES.RUNWAY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SKID MARKS AT THE TOUCH DOWN POINT WHICH PROCEED IN AN ARCING LEFTWARD DIRECTION TO THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. UPON ENTRY TO THE GRASS THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY ID SIGN. THE SIGN SHEARED OFF AT THE SHEAR POINT LOCATED NEAR THE GROUND ATTACHMENT AREA. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING THAT CONSISTED OF WRINKLED SKIN ON THE LEADING EDGE AND A HOLE ON THE WING LOWER SURFACE.AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A WET GRASSY AREA.

Other reports on N82587 · 2

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