What happened
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On October 18, 2018 at approximately 9:58 am eastern daylight time (EDT), a PA-28-151 aircraft, N41390, registered to an individual and operated by a student when departed to the left side of runway 30 while landing at the Hastings Airport (9D9) in Hastings, Michigan.
The solo instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from the Hastings Airport pilot, received substantial damage (9D9) around 9:00 am EDT.
According to the student and his flight instructor, who was observing this first solo flight, the aircraft was landing on runway 30 on its final planned landing. Just before touch down, both the student and instructor noted the right wing lifted slightly. The aircraft touched down on the left main gear first. Shortly after all landing gear were on the surface, the student felt the aircraft veer left. Right rudder input had insufficient effect to prevent the aircraft from departing the runway and traversing a ditch running parallel to and approximately 35 feet from the runway edge. The aircraft impacted the uneven terrain and a runway marking sign, coming to rest on the left side of runway 30 near the intersection with turf runway 36. The aircraft sustained damage to both wing tips and the left wing partially separated from the fuselage, as well as damage to all three landing gear, the propeller and engine cowling.
Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The weather report at gerald r. ford international airport (grr) airport at 1353Z was: wind 180 degrees at 6 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 4,000 feet, temp 03, dew point -01, and altimeter 3051.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 18, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:58 AM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PA-28-151 AIRCRAFT, N41390, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY A STUDENT WHEN DEPARTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 30 WHILE LANDING AT THE HASTINGS AIRPORT (9D9) IN HASTINGS, MICHIGAN.
THE SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE HASTINGS AIRPORT PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (9D9) AROUND 9:00 AM EDT.
ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WAS OBSERVING THIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 ON ITS FINAL PLANNED LANDING. JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, BOTH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR NOTED THE RIGHT WING LIFTED SLIGHTLY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FIRST. SHORTLY AFTER ALL LANDING GEAR WERE ON THE SURFACE, THE STUDENT FELT THE AIRCRAFT VEER LEFT. RIGHT RUDDER INPUT HAD INSUFFICIENT EFFECT TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND TRAVERSING A DITCH RUNNING PARALLEL TO AND APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE UNEVEN TERRAIN AND A RUNWAY MARKING SIGN, COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 30 NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH TURF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH WING TIPS AND THE LEFT WING PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER REPORT AT GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRR) AIRPORT AT 1353Z WAS: WIND 180 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 4,000 FEET, TEMP 03, DEW POINT -01, AND ALTIMETER 3051.
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