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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · West Lafayette, IN · August 3, 2016

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Date
August 3, 2016 · 20:45 local
Place
West Lafayette, IN
Airport
Purdue University
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31862
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
26 total26 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N31862Registration cancelled May 17, 2017 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7816587 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On August 3, 2016 at approximately 2045 hours eastern standard time (0045 z), a Piper, PA28, N31860, landed at Purdue University Airport (laf), veered off of the runway and struck a taxiway light. The student pilot and sole occupant was uninjured. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight under the provision of 14 code of federal regulation part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 3, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 2045 HOURS EASTERN STANDARD TIME (0045 Z), A PIPER, PA28, N31860, LANDED AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (LAF), VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.