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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Mt Pleasant, SC · March 12, 2019

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Date
March 12, 2019 · 15:10 local
Place
Mt Pleasant, SC
Airport
Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1097T
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
768 total130 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N1097TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-26287 · Built 1969Airframe 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.

FAA form 8020-9:

N1097T was VFR with flight following to lro (mt. Pleasant regional airport). At 1859, the pilot reported the airport in sight and flight following was terminated. The aircraft ran off the side of the runway. Ccaa advised chs that the lro airport was closed until the aircraft could be moved. 1 person on board, no injuries reported.

Piolt statement:

I was landing at klro on runway 17. I followed standard regulations and approached the field in control, stable, on center-line and at the appropriate airspeed for landing. It was a normal approach and I touched down just past the numbers on my main landing gear, shortly followed by the nose gear. It seemed like just a couple seconds passed when the airplane took a hard turn to the right, off the runway towards the wetland. This hard turn off the runway was not my intention, and felt completely out of my control. I did not have long before I realized that I was going to end up in the wetland. With time to do nothing else, I braced for impact. After impact I shut everything down/off in the cockpit, exited the airplane quickly, and contacted authorities on the field.

I have learned a lot from this and I plan to apply it to my future career in aviation. Although this has been a slight set back, I still plan to finish my commercial license and continuously improve my knowledge and skills as a pilot.

privacy data omitted

Damage to aircraft:

Lower nose gear fork bent.

Lower engine nose cowl bent lt & rt sides).

Nose wheel skirt damaged.

Prop strike.

Lt wing tip damgaed (ground impact)

As the FAA filed it

FAA FORM 8020-9:

N1097T WAS VFR WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO LRO (MT. PLEASANT REGIONAL AIRPORT). AT 1859, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT AND FLIGHT FOLLOWING WAS TERMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. CCAA ADVISED CHS THAT THE LRO AIRPORT WAS CLOSED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE MOVED. 1 PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

PIOLT STATEMENT:

I WAS LANDING AT KLRO ON RUNWAY 17. I FOLLOWED STANDARD REGULATIONS AND APPROACHED THE FIELD IN CONTROL, STABLE, ON CENTER-LINE AND AT THE APPROPRIATE AIRSPEED FOR LANDING. IT WAS A NORMAL APPROACH AND I TOUCHED DOWN JUST PAST THE NUMBERS ON MY MAIN LANDING GEAR, SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR. IT SEEMED LIKE JUST A COUPLE SECONDS PASSED WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOOK A HARD TURN TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY TOWARDS THE WETLAND. THIS HARD TURN OFF THE RUNWAY WAS NOT MY INTENTION, AND FELT COMPLETELY OUT OF MY CONTROL. I DID NOT HAVE LONG BEFORE I REALIZED THAT I WAS GOING TO END UP IN THE WETLAND. WITH TIME TO DO NOTHING ELSE, I BRACED FOR IMPACT. AFTER IMPACT I SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN/OFF IN THE COCKPIT, EXITED THE AIRPLANE QUICKLY, AND CONTACTED AUTHORITIES ON THE FIELD.

I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS AND I PLAN TO APPLY IT TO MY FUTURE CAREER IN AVIATION. ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A SLIGHT SET BACK, I STILL PLAN TO FINISH MY COMMERCIAL LICENSE AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE MY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AS A PILOT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:

LOWER NOSE GEAR FORK BENT.

LOWER ENGINE NOSE COWL BENT LT & RT SIDES).

NOSE WHEEL SKIRT DAMAGED.

PROP STRIKE.

LT WING TIP DAMGAED (GROUND IMPACT)