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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Raleigh, NC · September 3, 2017

Date: September 3, 2017 · 14:00 local
Place: Raleigh, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9259R
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N9259RRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32-46010 · Built 1995 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-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.

Aircraft left hickory, NC for destination in willmington, NC. With a pilot and four passengers. The aircraft flew to Raleigh, NC (rdu) for fuel and during landing, the pilot felt the aircraft pull to the right. The pilot tried to compensate with the rudder but the aircraft kept pulling increasingly to the right. The aircraft ended just off the runway into the grass area. The pilot had the tire changed and continued to wilmington with no further events. There was no damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LEFT HICKORY, NC FOR DESTINATION IN WILLMINGTON, NC. WITH A PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW TO RALEIGH, NC (RDU) FOR FUEL AND DURING LANDING, THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT TRIED TO COMPENSATE WITH THE RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT PULLING INCREASINGLY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED JUST OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA. THE PILOT HAD THE TIRE CHANGED AND CONTINUED TO WILMINGTON WITH NO FURTHER EVENTS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.