# Incident 20170907018039I: Piper PA-28-140, Pikeville, NC, September 7, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2017, 12:20 local time
- Place: Pikeville, NC
- Airport: Wayne Executive Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4606° N, 77.9649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAYNE EXEC JETPORT (GWW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4606&lon=-77.9649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3545K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3545K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170907018039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

A STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT WAS MAKING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT GWW. AFTER FEELING THE MAIN TIRES TOUCH DOWN CONTINUED FLARE AND HOLD CROSSWIND CORRECTIONS. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLOW ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT SAID THE WIND STRONGLY PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PULL LEFT ENTERING A SOYBEAN FIELD LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO A STOP ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DAMAGE INCLUDED A BENT PROPELLER AND BROKEN NOSE GEAR FORK THAT WAS FOUND ABOUT 10 TO 15 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PATH FROM THE RUNWAY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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