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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · North Myrtle Be, SC · September 1, 2018

Date: September 1, 2018 · 21:31 local
Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
Airport: Grand Strand
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N304MM
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 125 total62 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N304MMRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2019 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40588 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While making a right base entry to runway 23 with a crosswind at Myrtle beach Grand Strand Airport, the aircraft touched down right of the center-line. The aircraft continued to taxi while correcting to center. Approximately 3-4 seconds after touchdown, the aircraft encountered a left quartering tailwind. The pilot deflected ailerons to the right to counter and applied light pressure on the nose-gear to the right. The aircraft began to veer left toward the grass and the pilot applied hard braking. The plane lifted from the left, scrubbed the right wing on the runway. As the aircraft was entering the grass, the pilot steered left and the nose gear broke/collapsed upon dropping off the runway

As the FAA filed it

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT BASE ENTRY TO RUNWAY 23 WITH A CROSSWIND AT MYRTLE BEACH GRAND STRAND AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF THE CENTER-LINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI WHILE CORRECTING TO CENTER. APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT DEFLECTED AILERONS TO THE RIGHT TO COUNTER AND APPLIED LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE NOSE-GEAR TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT TOWARD THE GRASS AND THE PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKING. THE PLANE LIFTED FROM THE LEFT, SCRUBBED THE RIGHT WING ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERING THE GRASS, THE PILOT STEERED LEFT AND THE NOSE GEAR BROKE/COLLAPSED UPON DROPPING OFF THE RUNWAY