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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Milton, FL · June 25, 2019

Date
June 25, 2019 · 17:40 local
Place
Milton, FL
Airport
Peter Prince
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
Z7GS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5697V
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA383
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
622 total463 in this make and model217 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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CFI with student and rear seat student observer departed airport to south practice area for an hour. When returning to airport they noticed an approaching storm from the west. The instructor took the controls due to gusty winds and attempted the first approach but went around due to wind conditions. On the second landing attempt CFI stated winds pushed them down the runway. When ground contact was made heavy breaking was applied. Aircraft then went off the end of the runway to the southeast. The right main and nose landing gear collapsed and both propeller blades bent back.

As the FAA filed it

CFI WITH STUDENT AND REAR SEAT STUDENT OBSERVER DEPARTED AIRPORT TO SOUTH PRACTICE AREA FOR AN HOUR. WHEN RETURNING TO AIRPORT THEY NOTICED AN APPROACHING STORM FROM THE WEST. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND ATTEMPTED THE FIRST APPROACH BUT WENT AROUND DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS. ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT CFI STATED WINDS PUSHED THEM DOWN THE RUNWAY. WHEN GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE HEAVY BREAKING WAS APPLIED. AIRCRAFT THEN WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.