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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Gila Bend, AZ · February 7, 2013

Date
February 7, 2013 · 12:00 local
Place
Gila Bend, AZ
Airport
Gila Bend
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
FQAS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N442PA
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

02/07/13 At approximately 12 noon, at the E63, Gila Bend, AZ airport, privacy data omitted, a student pilot, while on a solo cross country flight did lose control of the aircraft during landing. The resultant effect was the significant deformation of the nose landing gear, sudden engine stoppage with propeller damage, and no other frame or flight component damage noted. Mr. Zhang's statement indicates his loss of directional control upon touch down. No injuries were sustained. privacy data omitted Will be given remedial training from the flight school prior to further unsupervised missions. No further action taken.

As the FAA filed it

02/07/13 AT APPROXIMATELY 12 NOON, AT THE E63, GILA BEND, AZ AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, WHILE ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DID LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. THE RESULTANT EFFECT WAS THE SIGNIFICANT DEFORMATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE WITH PROPELLER DAMAGE, AND NO OTHER FRAME OR FLIGHT COMPONENT DAMAGE NOTED. MR. ZHANG'S STATEMENT INDICATES HIS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON TOUCH DOWN. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL BE GIVEN REMEDIAL TRAINING FROM THE FLIGHT SCHOOL PRIOR TO FURTHER UNSUPERVISED MISSIONS. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.

Other reports on N442PA · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.