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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Saginaw, MI · October 4, 2016

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Date
October 4, 2016 · 14:12 local
Place
Saginaw, MI
Airport
Saginaw Browne
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N56487
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N56487Registered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-73-25639 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 October 4, 2016 about 1400 eastern daylight time, a Piper cherokee 140 (PA-28-140) aircraft, N56487, privacy data omittedoperated by a student pilot, under the supervision of a certified flight instructor, was damaged after departing the left side of runway 23 at h. w. brown field (khyx), Saginaw, MI. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed with reported winds 150 at 7 KTS at the time of the incident. The training flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and his instructor received minor injuries.

According to the pilot, the aircraft was gaining speed on the takeoff roll, when for no apparent reason it veered left uncontrollably and departed the runway, sheering the nose wheel off resulting in the propeller being bent due to ground contact.

Weather report at khyx airport at 1813 UTC was: wind 150 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, scattered clouds 3,300 & 3,900, broken ceiling 6,000, temp 72 dew point 55 and altimeter 3017.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 4, 2016 ABOUT 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER CHEROKEE 140 (PA-28-140) AIRCRAFT, N56487, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WAS DAMAGED AFTER DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23 AT H. W. BROWN FIELD (KHYX), SAGINAW, MI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH REPORTED WINDS 150 AT 7 KTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS GAINING SPEED ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT VEERED LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, SHEERING THE NOSE WHEEL OFF RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER BEING BENT DUE TO GROUND CONTACT.

WEATHER REPORT AT KHYX AIRPORT AT 1813 UTC WAS: WIND 150 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, SCATTERED CLOUDS 3,300 & 3,900, BROKEN CEILING 6,000, TEMP 72 DEW POINT 55 AND ALTIMETER 3017.