# Incident 20210528018459I: Piper PA-28-140, Highgate, VT, May 28, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Highgate, VT
- Airport: Franklin County State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9389° N, 73.0971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE (FSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9389&lon=-73.0971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5847U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5847U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210528018459I

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS AN INTRODUCTORY FIRST TRAINING FLIGHT; INSTRUCTOR IN RIGHT SEAT AND STUDENT IN LEFT SEAT.  A FULL BRIEFING WAS GIVEN INCLUDING USE OF BRAKES AS THERE WERE NO BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. TOE BRAKES WERE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND A HANDLE UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE APPLIED BOTH BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY.

A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING FLOWN BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT OCCURRED. WHEN THE STUDENT WAS TOLD TO GENTLY APPLY SOME BRAKING THE STUDENT PRESSED HARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY CAUSING THE PLANE TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY AT LOW SPEED STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE ONLY TO NOSE WHEEL AND PROP WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N5847U (1)

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

- [Incident 20230818012529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230818012529I), Aug 18, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N5847U), Plattsburgh, NY, Minor damage. Pilot was performing touch and go operations on runway 35 at pbg. Upon touchdown pilot encountered wind gust that caused aircraft to drift and exit right side…

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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