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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · May 25, 2021

Date: May 25, 2021 · 12:35 local
Airport: Joe Foss Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N289MK
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 151 total106 in this make and model15 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.

Pilot had flown from mankato, MN (kmkt) to sioux falls, SD (fsd) on a cross country flight. Landed runway 33 at fsd and was given his takeoff clearance. Winds were 280 at 12 with gust. Pilot started takeoff roll, veared left and went off runway. After going off runway aircraft prop struck the ground. Pilot then stopped aircraft in grass. The pilot was the only occupant and he was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD FLOWN FROM MANKATO, MN (KMKT) TO SIOUX FALLS, SD (FSD) ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDED RUNWAY 33 AT FSD AND WAS GIVEN HIS TAKEOFF CLEARANCE. WINDS WERE 280 AT 12 WITH GUST. PILOT STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL, VEARED LEFT AND WENT OFF RUNWAY. AFTER GOING OFF RUNWAY AIRCRAFT PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. PILOT THEN STOPPED AIRCRAFT IN GRASS. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND HE WAS NOT INJURED.