# Incident 20200728010829I: Piper PA-28-180, Jackson, TN, July 28, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2020, 19:20 local time
- Place: Jackson, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6145° N, 88.8139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6145&lon=-88.8139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73ST) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200728010829I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO.  HIS INITIAL SOLO WAS ACCOMPLISHED THE DAY BEFORE.  THE PIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RUNWAY 29 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH INTENTIONS TO REMAIN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH THE PIC EXPERIENCED A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY.  THE PIC FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT WITH ABOUT 50% OF USABLE RUNWAY REMAINING.  AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRAINAGE GRATE CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 170 YARDS SOUTH, SOUTHWEST AND PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 29.  NO POST INCIDENT MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND.

THE ROOT CAUSE TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE PIC?S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY AND THE STUDENT PILOT?S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE ABNORMAL CONDITION.

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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