20190126009579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Minden, NV · January 26, 2019

Date: January 26, 2019 · 11:46 local
Place: Minden, NV
Airport: Minden-Tahoe
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4566R
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 total38 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N4566RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21309 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine 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.

When returning from his first solo cross-country the pilot entered the traffic pattern for runway 34 at kmev. The pilot stated that when he touched down, he temporarily took his feet off the rudder pedals to allow the nose gear to align with the runway. When the pilot place his feet back on the rudder pedals, the airplane started to drift to the left. The pilot tried to correct to the right; however, lost control and skidded off the runway. The propeller contacted the soft mud and aircraft came to rest upright.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN RETURNING FROM HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 34 AT KMEV. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN, HE TEMPORARILY TOOK HIS FEET OFF THE RUDDER PEDALS TO ALLOW THE NOSE GEAR TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE PILOT PLACE HIS FEET BACK ON THE RUDDER PEDALS, THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT; HOWEVER, LOST CONTROL AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE SOFT MUD AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.