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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · West Mifflin, PA · March 11, 2012

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Date
March 11, 2012 · 13:42 local
Place
West Mifflin, PA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N953BC
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
74 total74 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N953BCRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225602 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

PIC was conducting touch and go landings at allegheny county airport in West Mifflin, PA, at approximately 13:42 pm local time on March 11, 2012. The PIC stated, "I had just landed with full flaps and steered plane to center line. Removed 1 notch of flaps then added full throttle. My left wing went up and plane veered left. I pulled back throttle and tried to use right rudder to bring plane back to parallel with runway. When I got into the grass, the nose wheel buckled under the plane. Prop hit ground and engine died." The evidence showed the aircraft bounced upon touch down. The aircraft's right main wheel and nose wheel impacted the runway indicated with skid marks 58 feet from the point of the second set of skid marks that led to the incident scene. The PIC attempted a go-around / touch- n- go and lost control on the clean up / power up phase of the maneuver. The aircraft's left main wheel skidded approximately 35 ft, and the right main wheel skidded approximately 12 feet as the aircraft veered to the left. The aircraft exited the pavement and the nose wheel sheared off,the propeller struck the ground several times ending with a sudden stoppage of the engine. The aircraft came to rest 37 paces from the runway edge on its nose. No evacuation was necessary and no injuries were reported by the PIC who was the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT IN WEST MIFFLIN, PA, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:42 PM LOCAL TIME ON MARCH 11, 2012. THE PIC STATED, "I HAD JUST LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS AND STEERED PLANE TO CENTER LINE. REMOVED 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS THEN ADDED FULL THROTTLE. MY LEFT WING WENT UP AND PLANE VEERED LEFT. I PULLED BACK THROTTLE AND TRIED TO USE RIGHT RUDDER TO BRING PLANE BACK TO PARALLEL WITH RUNWAY. WHEN I GOT INTO THE GRASS, THE NOSE WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE PLANE. PROP HIT GROUND AND ENGINE DIED." THE EVIDENCE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE RUNWAY INDICATED WITH SKID MARKS 58 FEET FROM THE POINT OF THE SECOND SET OF SKID MARKS THAT LED TO THE INCIDENT SCENE. THE PIC ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND / TOUCH- N- GO AND LOST CONTROL ON THE CLEAN UP / POWER UP PHASE OF THE MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN WHEEL SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 35 FT, AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE PAVEMENT AND THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF,THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES ENDING WITH A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 37 PACES FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE ON ITS NOSE. NO EVACUATION WAS NECESSARY AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PIC WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.