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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Hagerstown, MD · July 18, 2015

Date: July 18, 2015 · 17:17 local
Place: Hagerstown, MD
Airport: Hagerstown
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N936BW
Reported as: Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 85 total65 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N936BWRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-921 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 18, 2015, christopher sheffield was the pilot in command of N936BW, a cherokee six, PA-32-260. While arriving at khgr, Hagerstown, from koxb, ocean city in the late afternoon winds were reported as variable. Coming in on runway 27 he applied full rudder and tried to keep centerline. As he touched down the plane immediately went to the left. He was not sure if it was the result of some unexpected wind shear or touching down while still in rudder use, but the unreported wind was a factor during the approach and landing. The plane went off the left side of the runway and back on the runway, clipping two runway lights. He immediately reported it to the control tower. The tower asked if I needed any assistance, which he did not, and taxied to hangar 12D. There were no injuries and the damage to N936BW was minor.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 18, 2015, CHRISTOPHER SHEFFIELD WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N936BW, A CHEROKEE SIX, PA-32-260. WHILE ARRIVING AT KHGR, HAGERSTOWN, FROM KOXB, OCEAN CITY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WINDS WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE. COMING IN ON RUNWAY 27 HE APPLIED FULL RUDDER AND TRIED TO KEEP CENTERLINE. AS HE TOUCHED DOWN THE PLANE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE LEFT. HE WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE RESULT OF SOME UNEXPECTED WIND SHEAR OR TOUCHING DOWN WHILE STILL IN RUDDER USE, BUT THE UNREPORTED WIND WAS A FACTOR DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING. THE PLANE WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND BACK ON THE RUNWAY, CLIPPING TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS. HE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED IT TO THE CONTROL TOWER. THE TOWER ASKED IF I NEEDED ANY ASSISTANCE, WHICH HE DID NOT, AND TAXIED TO HANGAR 12D. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE DAMAGE TO N936BW WAS MINOR.