# Incident 20120421005589I: Piper PA-28-140, Wilmington, NC, April 21, 2012 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 21, 2012, 13:00 local time - Place: Wilmington, NC - Airport: Wilmington International - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.2712° N, 77.9029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILMINGTON INTL (ILM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2712&lon=-77.9029&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9980W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9980W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120421005589I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N9980W WAS VFR INBOUND TO ILM, TOUCH AND GO, THEN CONTINUING TO CRE. ON OR SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, N9980W LOOPED RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AS IT CONTINUED TO TURN IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE RAMP. PILOT REPORTED MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL/TIRE. THE PILOT OF N9980W WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR N9980W PROVIDED A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGED NOSE TIRE, A COPY OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK ENTRY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NOSE TIRE AND A COPY OF THE PILOT'S SOLO CROSS COUNTRY ENDORSEMENT.THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BASED ON INSPECTION AND HIS EXPERIENCE AS AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR WITH THE ARMY:"N9980W WHILE BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, WITH 38.7FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT, TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB WITH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SINK RATE AND WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT HE OVER CORRECTED AND APPLIED A FORCE TO THE PEDALS CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO SKID RESULTING IN THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE TO RUPTURE"AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WERE LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AND WINDS REPORTED BY ATIS WERE 140 AT 5.THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR:"THE TRAINING PLAN FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS FOR HIM TO GO BACK UP WITH MYSELF ATHIS LEISURE, AN INTERNAL CHECK RIDE SO TO SPEAK, WORKING ON CROSS WIND LANDINGS AND TECHNIQUES." ## Other reports on N9980W (6) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20230305001839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230305001839I), Mar 5, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N9980W), Wilmington, NC, No damage. A flight instructor was instructing a student pilot on landings. On the third landing the flight instructor reported that the student pilot overused the right… - [Incident 20230106000139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230106000139I), Jan 6, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N9980W), Wilmington, NC, Minor damage. Wilmington, NC (ilm):[privacy data omitted], PA28, reported a bird Strike on climb out. Aircraft returned and landed Without incident. - [Incident 20220623007719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220623007719I), Jun 23, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N9980W), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. On 06/23/2022 at approximately 1505 local N9980W, a PA28-140, departed runway 4 at fay and had a door come open on takeoff. The PIC requested a return to the… - [Incident 20180430007169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180430007169I), Apr 30, 2018: Piper PA-28-140 (N9980W), Lumberton, NC, Minor damage. During an landing at Lumberton airport, (klbt) the PIC reported that the a gust of wind caused the aircraft to balloon and the aircraft bounce and left the… - [Incident 20180305001449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180305001449I), Mar 5, 2018: Piper PA-28-140 (N9980W), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. During an instructional flight the aircraft bounced on a landing attempt and started to drift left of center line, the student pilot pushed the right rudder… - [Incident 20170805016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170805016899I), Aug 5, 2017: Piper PA-28-140 (N9980W), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. Student pilot with all American aviation services was on a solo flight practicing landings on 08/05/2017. Winds on that day, as reported by fay ATC, were 260… 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. 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