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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28 · Nampa, ID · October 24, 2019

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Date
October 24, 2019 · 16:02 local
Place
Nampa, ID
Airport
Nampa Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5336W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N5336WRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Piper PA-28S/N 28-393 · Built 1962Airframe modelPiper PA-28Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot-in-command operating a fixed wing, single engine PA-28 within the Nampa munincipal airport in Nampa, Idaho at approximately 1602 local time on October 24th 2019 had a hard landing which was a pilot induced error. This resulted in a loss of control of the aircraft which ended up off runway 29 in the dirt with a collapsed nose gear and right wing tip rash.

The pilot-in-command is a student pilot on a solo pattern. The first landing was great according to the pilot-in-command. The 2nd approach was about 3 to 4 knots higher than the pilot-in-command wanted and when the pilot-in-command was in the flare portion of landing the pilot-in-command realized the flare was incorrect. The nose gear hit runway 29 hard (as described by the pilot-in-command) and the aircraft with all 3 wheels on the ground veered left. The pilot-in-command was too FAR left and too FAR to the end to go around (as described by the pilot-in-command). The pilot-in-command braced as the aircraft went off the left side of runway 29 near the thousand foot markings. The aircraft came to rest in the gravel with the right wing in the gravel and the nose gear buckled back and to the left. The engine was still on as indicated by the propeller blades were both curled back.

Recommendations for systemic corrective action to reduce risk of future occurrences: recommend pilot receives verbal counseling for compliance action.

Comment: the pilot-in-command was cooperative and fully aware of the error. The pilot-in-command stated that to prevent this mistake in the future, a go-around would be initiated instead of letting the aircraft go off the side of the runway. The pilot-in-command will use situational awareness and utilize better pilot judgement in the decision making skills.

Counseling notes: prior to future flight operations, go with another CFI to ensure your receiving the best training you can get. Dial in your rudder control and remain calm and focused. Use proper sight picture and maintain the centerline. Use sound judgement and never rush.

Ptrs# 202000204

Captrs# 202000207

Atqa# ANM1120002

Incident # INM1120200002

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OPERATING A FIXED WING, SINGLE ENGINE PA-28 WITHIN THE NAMPA MUNINCIPAL AIRPORT IN NAMPA, IDAHO AT APPROXIMATELY 1602 LOCAL TIME ON OCTOBER 24TH 2019 HAD A HARD LANDING WHICH WAS A PILOT INDUCED ERROR. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH ENDED UP OFF RUNWAY 29 IN THE DIRT WITH A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP RASH.

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

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCES: RECOMMEND PILOT RECEIVES VERBAL COUNSELING FOR COMPLIANCE ACTION.

COMMENT: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS COOPERATIVE AND FULLY AWARE OF THE ERROR. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT TO PREVENT THIS MISTAKE IN THE FUTURE, A GO-AROUND WOULD BE INITIATED INSTEAD OF LETTING THE AIRCRAFT GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WILL USE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND UTILIZE BETTER PILOT JUDGEMENT IN THE DECISION MAKING SKILLS.

COUNSELING NOTES: PRIOR TO FUTURE FLIGHT OPERATIONS, GO WITH ANOTHER CFI TO ENSURE YOUR RECEIVING THE BEST TRAINING YOU CAN GET. DIAL IN YOUR RUDDER CONTROL AND REMAIN CALM AND FOCUSED. USE PROPER SIGHT PICTURE AND MAINTAIN THE CENTERLINE. USE SOUND JUDGEMENT AND NEVER RUSH.

PTRS# 202000204

CAPTRS# 202000207

ATQA# ANM1120002

INCIDENT # INM1120200002