# Incident 20130715017219I: Piper PA-28-180, Spencer, WV, July 15, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2013, 14:15 local time
- Place: Spencer, WV
- Airport: Boggs Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8238° N, 81.3488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOGGS FLD (USW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8238&lon=-81.3488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6497J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6497J-2018-01-08) (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: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130715017219I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING PATTERN WORK SOLO AND UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 28 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT, OVERCOMPENSATED, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN FROM THE APPROACH END. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT DOWN A STEEP SLOPE OF A RAVINE AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE TOP AND SETTLED INTO HEAVY BRUSH AND THICKETS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP, AND PROPELLER SPINNER. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE SKY CONDITIONS WERE FEW045 AND WIND SPEED WAS 0.

## Other reports on N6497J (1)

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

- [Accident 19730109000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730109000069A), Jan 9, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N6497J), Ellington, CT, Substantial damage. Stalled drg turn to final apch,partial recovery bfr gnd ctct.

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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