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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Hemet, CA · August 22, 2019

Date
August 22, 2019 · 09:50 local
Place
Hemet, CA
Airport
Hemet Ryan
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16435
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA508
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
48 total47 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A student pilot was on his first solo flight performing touch and go take off?s and landings on runway 23 at Hemet Ryan Airport (khmt). On the approach to the third landing, the aircraft was coming in too fast at approximately 60 knots. After touch down, the aircraft began to veer to the left of the runway centerline. As the aircraft continued to veer to the left, the student reacted by applying full throttle to perform a touch and go, but did not apply right rudder in attempt to get the aircraft back on to the centerline. The aircraft veered off the runway, through a ditch and stopped in a field.

As the FAA filed it

A STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO TAKE OFF?S AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 23 AT HEMET RYAN AIRPORT (KHMT). ON THE APPROACH TO THE THIRD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING IN TOO FAST AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, THE STUDENT REACTED BY APPLYING FULL THROTTLE TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO, BUT DID NOT APPLY RIGHT RUDDER IN ATTEMPT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON TO THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A DITCH AND STOPPED IN A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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