20191116021289I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Gainesville, TX · November 16, 2019

Date: November 16, 2019 · 14:30 local
Place: Gainesville, TX
Airport: Gainesville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: U9FS
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1JD
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,043 total220 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1JDRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250103 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft experienced a loss of rudder control during a 14 CFR 141 training flight from denton enterprise airport (kdto) denton, TX. The aircraft diverted to Gainesville Municipal Airport (kgle) Gainesville, TX and landed on runway 36 without incident. Aircraft is owned and operated by U.S. Aviation group, LLC. Flight training was being conducted when the incident occurred and there were two people on board. The pilot is a certificated flight instructor and the passenger was a student pilot.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL DURING A 14 CFR 141 TRAINING FLIGHT FROM DENTON ENTERPRISE AIRPORT (KDTO) DENTON, TX. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO GAINESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGLE) GAINESVILLE, TX AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY U.S. AVIATION GROUP, LLC. FLIGHT TRAINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE PILOT IS A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE PASSENGER WAS A STUDENT PILOT.