20200110003399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Punta Gorda, FL · January 10, 2020

Date
January 10, 2020 · 10:04 local
Place
Punta Gorda, FL
Airport
Punta Gorda
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7786W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
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
249 total7 in this make and model8 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.

On 01/10/2020, N7786W departed Punta Gorda (pgd), FL, to conduct some practice instrument approaches for the IFR student pilot. According to the pilot in command (PIC), the training was complete and he removed the foggles and flew the remainder of the approach as visual, upon the nose wheel touching down the aircraft veered to the right quite rapidly and he was unable to bring the nose of the aircraft back in line with the runway. In addition, the (CFI) stated he applied left rudder pedal to counter the turn and the aircraft continued to skid to the right, departing the runway collapsing the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

ON 01/10/2020, N7786W DEPARTED PUNTA GORDA (PGD), FL, TO CONDUCT SOME PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES FOR THE IFR STUDENT PILOT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), THE TRAINING WAS COMPLETE AND HE REMOVED THE FOGGLES AND FLEW THE REMAINDER OF THE APPROACH AS VISUAL, UPON THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT QUITE RAPIDLY AND HE WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BACK IN LINE WITH THE RUNWAY. IN ADDITION, THE (CFI) STATED HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER PEDAL TO COUNTER THE TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.