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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Springfield, MO · March 9, 2018

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Date
March 9, 2018 · 15:00 local
Place
Springfield, MO
Airport
Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6827W
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
36 total27 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N6827WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-20967 · Built 1965Airframe 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.

The pilot stated that he was practicing touch-and-go landings on runway 29 when upon conducting the second landing, the aircraft veered off to the left and exited the runway surface coming to rest approximately 130 feet from the edge of the runway. The pilot also stated that the winds at the time were reported at 12 knots gusting to 17 knots at 250 degrees and he recalled touching down to the right of the runway centerline. The onsite investigation revealed marks on the runway and grass surface which reflect the aircraft touching down to the right of the center line. A short distance after touchdown the tire on the right main landing gear traveled into the grass on the right side of the runway then came back onto the runway surface followed by marks from the nose tire and right main gear tire showing the aircraft making an abrupt left turn with the tire marks continuing off the left side of runway and into the grass. During this abrupt left turn, marks were noted on runway and in the grass that coincide with the right wing tip making contact with the ground. Marks were also found that indicate the propeller struck the ground when the aircraft was traveling through the grass. The aircraft came to a stop resting on the main landing gear and the nose gear which had collapsed folding over to the left during the incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 29 WHEN UPON CONDUCTING THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY SURFACE COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE REPORTED AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS AT 250 DEGREES AND HE RECALLED TOUCHING DOWN TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE ONSITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND GRASS SURFACE WHICH REFLECT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE. A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRAVELED INTO THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THEN CAME BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY SURFACE FOLLOWED BY MARKS FROM THE NOSE TIRE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRE SHOWING THE AIRCRAFT MAKING AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN WITH THE TIRE MARKS CONTINUING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. DURING THIS ABRUPT LEFT TURN, MARKS WERE NOTED ON RUNWAY AND IN THE GRASS THAT COINCIDE WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. MARKS WERE ALSO FOUND THAT INDICATE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING THROUGH THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP RESTING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR WHICH HAD COLLAPSED FOLDING OVER TO THE LEFT DURING THE INCIDENT.