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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Nantucket, MA · September 20, 2019

Date: September 20, 2019 · 17:40 local
Place: Nantucket, MA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8143P
Reported as: Piper PA-24
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 469 total228 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N8143PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-3396 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 20, 2019 at approximately 21:40 UTC N8143P, a Piper PA-24, exited runway 24 (northwest side of the runway) onto the grass at Nantucket memorial airport (ack) between taxiway b and c. the aircraft?s propeller struck one of the runway lights causing minor damage to the propeller. The aircraft was able to taxi to the ga ramp under its own power without further incident.

The automated weather observation at ack reported that, about 13 minutes after the incident, the wind was from 260° at 9 knots, visibility of 10 statute miles, sky clear, temperature 18°c, dew point 14°c, and the altimeter setting of 30.11 inches of mercury.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 21:40 UTC N8143P, A PIPER PA-24, EXITED RUNWAY 24 (NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY) ONTO THE GRASS AT NANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT (ACK) BETWEEN TAXIWAY B AND C. THE AIRCRAFT?S PROPELLER STRUCK ONE OF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE GA RAMP UNDER ITS OWN POWER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION AT ACK REPORTED THAT, ABOUT 13 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE WIND WAS FROM 260° AT 9 KNOTS, VISIBILITY OF 10 STATUTE MILES, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 18°C, DEW POINT 14°C, AND THE ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.11 INCHES OF MERCURY.