# Incident 20140915021699I: Piper PA-28-161, Melbourne, FL, September 15, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2014, 16:30 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECQS
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53260 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140915021699I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 5, WITH INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD.  AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE FLARING STAGE, ABOUT 5 FEET OFF THE GROUND, THE STUDENT HIT THE LEFT RUDDER, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SUDDENLY YAW LEFT & TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY, TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, INTO THE GRASS.

THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE CONTROLS & APPLIED CORRECTIVE ACTION, BUT IT WAS TO LATE.

THIS INSPECTOR RECOMMENDS 44709 RE-EXAM OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR!

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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