# Incident 20170908012139I: Piper PA-28-140, Fairhope, AL, September 8, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2017, 10:10 local time
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5190° N, 87.8792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairhope, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5190&lon=-87.8792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9869W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9869W) (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: 12 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/20170908012139I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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