# Incident 20180208002139I: Piper PA-28-180, Llano, TX, February 8, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2018, 15:45 local time
- Place: Llano, TX
- Airport: Llano Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7842° N, 98.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LLANO MUNI (AQO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7842&lon=-98.6599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180208002139I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 8, 2018, AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING A STUDENT SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM BULVERDE, TEXAS (1T8) TO LLANO, TEXAS (KAQO) AS PART OF THE REQUIRED TRAINING FOR A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION.

UPON ARRIVAL TO KAQO, THE AIRMAN ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AS TAUGHT. ON FINAL, THE AIRMAN REALIZED HIS PATH WAS HIGH, SO HE ENTERED A FORWARD SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE AIRMAN STATED HE AIMED FOR THE THOUSAND FOOT MARKERS. BEFORE LANDING, THE AIRMAN NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED WAS 80MPH, WHAT HE WAS TAUGHT, AND ENTERED THE FLARE. THE AIRMAN STATED THERE WAS A LEFT CROSSWIND, SO HE APPLIED THE CONTROL INPUTS TO CONTROL THE CROSSWIND. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED AGGRESSIVELY TO THE LEFT UPON LANDING, CAUSING THE PLANE TO REST IN THE GRASS OFF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRMAN DOES NOT RECALL PUTTING ANY UNUSUAL CONTROL INPUTS, A HARD LANDING OR A PORPOISE.

THE AIRCRAFT SHEARED ITS NOSE WHEEL AND GEAR AND SUFFERED OTHER MINOR DAMAGES TO THE WINGTIPS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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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