# Incident 20120114002359I: Piper PA-28-180, Winnemucca, NV, January 14, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8966° N, 117.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINNEMUCCA MUNI (WMC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8966&lon=-117.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8231W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8231W-2012-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120114002359I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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