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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Fairhope, AL · September 8, 2017

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Date
September 8, 2017 · 10:10 local
Place
Fairhope, AL
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9869W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
12 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N9869WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-23387 · Built 1967Airframe 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.

Airman was conducting first solo flight. Incident occurred during the second landing. AWOS reported winds as 030 at 8 kph. Approach and touch down were normal. During rollout, airman attempted to maintain directional control as she felt airplane veering to the right. Airman executed a series of overcorrections which led to airplane exiting the runway into the grass to the left. Right wing hit 2000 foot runway distance remaining marker, causing minor damage to right wing leading edge.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE SECOND LANDING. AWOS REPORTED WINDS AS 030 AT 8 KPH. APPROACH AND TOUCH DOWN WERE NORMAL. DURING ROLLOUT, AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS SHE FELT AIRPLANE VEERING TO THE RIGHT. AIRMAN EXECUTED A SERIES OF OVERCORRECTIONS WHICH LED TO AIRPLANE EXITING THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS TO THE LEFT. RIGHT WING HIT 2000 FOOT RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING MARKER, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE.