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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Wickenburg, AZ · June 9, 2016

Date
June 9, 2016 · 09:30 local
Place
Wickenburg, AZ
Airport
Wickenburg Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FQAS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N922PA
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total55 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Inspected aircraft and only damage is prop blades, curled 2 inches in on both. Student pilot didn't follow company SOP stating that if doing a go-around should land at the same airport for inspection, not proceed to home base.

Pilot with 55 hours said he approached normally and ballooned the landing and bounced hard, he didn't think there was any damage so did a go around and departed the area back to dvt.

As the FAA filed it

INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND ONLY DAMAGE IS PROP BLADES, CURLED 2 INCHES IN ON BOTH. STUDENT PILOT DIDN'T FOLLOW COMPANY SOP STATING THAT IF DOING A GO-AROUND SHOULD LAND AT THE SAME AIRPORT FOR INSPECTION, NOT PROCEED TO HOME BASE.

PILOT WITH 55 HOURS SAID HE APPROACHED NORMALLY AND BALLOONED THE LANDING AND BOUNCED HARD, HE DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE SO DID A GO AROUND AND DEPARTED THE AREA BACK TO DVT.

Other reports on N922PA · 3

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