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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Manhattan, KS · March 11, 2020

Date: March 11, 2020 · 11:30 local
Place: Manhattan, KS
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7108W
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total200 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N7108WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-896 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During an instructional flight with a student pilot, the student pilot lost control during the flare upon landing at the Manhattan regional airport on rwy 3. According the a statement from the flight instructor on board, the wind began to increase to a slight quartering tailwind as they were on their 3rd or 4th landing. Upon touchdown, the nose of the airplane started to drift left. Upon departure of the centerline, the instructor called for a go around, but it was not initiated. The student began to porpoise and departed the runway. The left wing struck a sign and the airplane spun to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT PILOT, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING THE FLARE UPON LANDING AT THE MANHATTAN REGIONAL AIRPORT ON RWY 3. ACCORDING THE A STATEMENT FROM THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD, THE WIND BEGAN TO INCREASE TO A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND AS THEY WERE ON THEIR 3RD OR 4TH LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT. UPON DEPARTURE OF THE CENTERLINE, THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR A GO AROUND, BUT IT WAS NOT INITIATED. THE STUDENT BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SIGN AND THE AIRPLANE SPUN TO A STOP.