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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Beverly, MA · February 21, 2020

Date
February 21, 2020 · 14:01 local
Place
Beverly, MA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9184Y
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
47 total47 in this make and model25 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.

Student pilot was performing touch and go landings. He completed 2 uneventful touch & go's. he did notice on the second landing that the LH wing seemed to dip more then the RH wing, but he proceeded with the take off. On the third attempt, he touched down on the center line, the aircraft seemed to want to veer to the left, he attempted to correct, and apply power to take off but the aircraft continued to veer to the left. He aborted the take off, the aircraft continued to veer to the left and depart the side of the runway where the LH MLG strut sheered off the wing, and the aircraft settled on to the grass infield.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. HE COMPLETED 2 UNEVENTFUL TOUCH & GO'S. HE DID NOTICE ON THE SECOND LANDING THAT THE LH WING SEEMED TO DIP MORE THEN THE RH WING, BUT HE PROCEEDED WITH THE TAKE OFF. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CENTER LINE, THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO WANT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, AND APPLY POWER TO TAKE OFF BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND DEPART THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LH MLG STRUT SHEERED OFF THE WING, AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON TO THE GRASS INFIELD.

Other reports on N9184Y · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.