# Incident 20190312001239I: Piper PA-28-140, Mt Pleasant, SC, March 12, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2019, 15:10 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
- Airport: Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8978° N, 79.7829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MT PLEASANT RGNL-FAISON FLD (LRO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8978&lon=-79.7829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1097T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1097T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 130 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190312001239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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