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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Winnemucca, NV · January 14, 2012

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Date
January 14, 2012 · 13:30 local
Place
Winnemucca, NV
Airport
Winnemucca Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8231W
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
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total70 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N8231WRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2012 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-2370 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine 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.

On January 14, 2012, at approximately 1300 PST, N8231W, Piper PA-28-180, was operated by student pilot privacy data omitted, FAA certificate number privacy data omitted. The pilot was flying on a solo cross country flight from reno stead airport (rts), reno, Nevada en-route to Winnemucca (wmc) airport, Winnemucca, NV. Airman privacy data omitted attempted to land on runway 14 at (wmc). The pilot stated that he encountered a strong left crosswind, and he mismanaged the aircraft flight controls, and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane veered to the right side of the runway shoulder contacting sand and gravel. The airman attempted to regain contol of the airplane by turning (left) back on to the runway making a crosswind correction with left aileron and rudder. The front landing gear collapsed as it contacted the right edge of the runway. The airplane continued in a forward direction on the runway coming to a stop at approximately 100 feet from the point where the gear collapsed. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the front landing gear, propeller, and engine. There were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 14, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 PST, N8231W, PIPER PA-28-180, WAS OPERATED BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FAA CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT WAS FLYING ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM RENO STEAD AIRPORT (RTS), RENO, NEVADA EN-ROUTE TO WINNEMUCCA (WMC) AIRPORT, WINNEMUCCA, NV. AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14 AT (WMC). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG LEFT CROSSWIND, AND HE MISMANAGED THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SHOULDER CONTACTING SAND AND GRAVEL. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTOL OF THE AIRPLANE BY TURNING (LEFT) BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY MAKING A CROSSWIND CORRECTION WITH LEFT AILERON AND RUDDER. THE FRONT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS IT CONTACTED THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN A FORWARD DIRECTION ON THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE POINT WHERE THE GEAR COLLAPSED.VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.