# Incident 20150321004819I: Piper PA-28-161, Manassas, VA, March 21, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2015, 13:07 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150321004819I

## Narrative

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

ON 21 MARCH, 2015, WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16R AT MANASSAS AIRPORT (HEF), A PIPER PA-28 (N104VA) BEGAN TO CORRECT FOR VARIABLE WIND GUSTS.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AND SLOW DOWN THE AIRCRAFT, BUT OVERCORRECTED   AND WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTERLINE.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE TOWER AND NOTIFIED THEM THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE GRASS.

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AN INSPECTION OF THE INCIDENT SITE ON 21 MARCH, 2015, NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN.  IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ALL THE LANDING GEAR WHEELS WERE COVERED IN MUD AND GRASS.  THERE APPEARED TO BE NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  ADDITIONALLY, THERE TIRE TRACKS IN THE GRASS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A FULL STOP.  THE STUDENT PILOT PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE FAA INVESTIGATOR.  ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRPORT STAFF PROVIDED THEIR INCIDENT REPORT TO THE FAA.

ON 21 MARCH, 2015, A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE LOG BOOKS REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.  ON 23 MARCH, 2015, THE OPERATOR PROVIDED THE RESULTS OF THEIR INSPECTION.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPACKED AND THE NOSE WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED.  NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.

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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