20151112019449I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Las Cruces, NM · November 12, 2015

Date: November 12, 2015 · 12:20 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Airport: Las Cruces
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8816J
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 71 total71 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

N8816JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-2770 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot reported, landing on runway 8, after touchdown gust of wind blew aircraft to the left. The pilot elected to steer the aircraft off the runway in the dirt. The dirt was freshly graded and soft. The nose gear collapsed and the prop struck the ground, bending both blades. The firewall is reported not bent by a local a & p mechanic. The NTSB classified as minor damage, incident, and gave permission to move from the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED, LANDING ON RUNWAY 8, AFTER TOUCHDOWN GUST OF WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRT. THE DIRT WAS FRESHLY GRADED AND SOFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND, BENDING BOTH BLADES. THE FIREWALL IS REPORTED NOT BENT BY A LOCAL A & P MECHANIC. THE NTSB CLASSIFIED AS MINOR DAMAGE, INCIDENT, AND GAVE PERMISSION TO MOVE FROM THE RUNWAY.