# Incident 20200311001029I: Piper PA-28-180, Manhattan, KS, March 11, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1883° N, 96.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1883&lon=-96.6059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7108W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7108W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200311001029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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