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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-301 · West Palm Beach, FL · February 20, 2012

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Date
February 20, 2012 · 15:40 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8225P
Reported as
Piper PA-32-301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,716 total80 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days
N8225PRegistered now · Piper PA-32-301S/N 32-8006066 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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 February 20, 2012, at approximately 15:40 hours aircraft Piper saratoga PA-32-301, N8225P, s/n 32-8006066 landed on runway 14 at Palm Beach International Airport (pbi). The aircraft was on a 14 CFR 91 flight from marsh harbour (myam) to pbi. privacy data omitted, The pilot in command (PIC), stated that he was cleared to land on runway 14. The approach to the runway was normal the main landing gear wheels contacted the runway followed by the nose landing gear wheel. Upon nose wheel contact with the runway the aircraft nose drifted to the right. The PIC then applied slight left rudder pressure and further left rudder and left brake correction was applied as the aircraft continued in right drift. The aircraft forward direction of movement stabilized momentarily. The aircraft nose then turned to the left and started to slide approximately sideways. The PIC applied right rudder pressure and right braking with no effective result. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway shoulder impacting a runway light. There were no injuries and only minor damage to the landing gears wheel fairings.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 20, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:40 HOURS AIRCRAFT PIPER SARATOGA PA-32-301, N8225P, S/N 32-8006066 LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 AT PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PBI). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT FROM MARSH HARBOUR (MYAM) TO PBI. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14. THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS NORMAL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL. UPON NOSE WHEEL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE PIC THEN APPLIED SLIGHT LEFT RUDDER PRESSURE AND FURTHER LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE CORRECTION WAS APPLIED AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN RIGHT DRIFT. THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT STABILIZED MOMENTARILY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT AND STARTED TO SLIDE APPROXIMATELY SIDEWAYS. THE PIC APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER PRESSURE AND RIGHT BRAKING WITH NO EFFECTIVE RESULT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SHOULDER IMPACTING A RUNWAY LIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEARS WHEEL FAIRINGS.