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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Laconia, NH · September 22, 2018

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Date
September 22, 2018 · 16:00 local
Place
Laconia, NH
Airport
Laconia Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N116ND
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
43 total
N116NDRegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2019 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841036 · Built 1988Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine 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.

N116ND, a Piper PA-28, attemped to land at Laconia Airport (lci) in gusty and turbulent conditions and lost control of the aircraft during the landing flare. The pilot stated that he attempted to go around after experiencing a gust and updraft momentum. The pilot also stated that after the initial updraft the aircraft sank rapidly at which time the he added power and attempted to maintain level flight and continue the landing. The pilot also stated that during this time the aircraft began to veer left of the runway surface and the stall horn began to sound. The pilot stated that he responded by adding full power and lowering the nose to avert a stall. However, this action resulted in the aircraft impacting a runway sign, a taxiway light, and then another runway sign. These impacts and the resultant angular contact with the ground resulted in separation of the right main gear strut from the gear mount. The aircraft came to rest approximately 30 feet and at a 120 degree angle from runway 26 .

Reference ptrs EA65201900967

As the FAA filed it

N116ND, A PIPER PA-28, ATTEMPED TO LAND AT LACONIA AIRPORT (LCI) IN GUSTY AND TURBULENT CONDITIONS AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND AFTER EXPERIENCING A GUST AND UPDRAFT MOMENTUM. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE INITIAL UPDRAFT THE AIRCRAFT SANK RAPIDLY AT WHICH TIME THE HE ADDED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT AND CONTINUE THE LANDING. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT DURING THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE STALL HORN BEGAN TO SOUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RESPONDED BY ADDING FULL POWER AND LOWERING THE NOSE TO AVERT A STALL. HOWEVER, THIS ACTION RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING A RUNWAY SIGN, A TAXIWAY LIGHT, AND THEN ANOTHER RUNWAY SIGN. THESE IMPACTS AND THE RESULTANT ANGULAR CONTACT WITH THE GROUND RESULTED IN SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT FROM THE GEAR MOUNT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AND AT A 120 DEGREE ANGLE FROM RUNWAY 26 .

REFERENCE PTRS EA65201900967