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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Melborne, FL · June 30, 2021

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Date
June 30, 2021 · 08:39 local
Place
Melborne, FL
Airport
Melbourne International
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N631FT
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N631FTRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8216036 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The incident occurred on June 30, 2021 at 0839 local time at Melbourne International Airport, Florida (kmlb).

The student pilot was on a solo flight in aircraft N631FT, a PA-28-161, making an approach to land on runway 5 at kmlb. The student pilot reported the winds at 11007KT. On FAA form 8020-9, ATC reported the winds at the time of the incident at 09009KT. The student pilot stated that the final approach was stable at 63-64 KTS.

After touching down on the runway the student pilot said the aircraft began to swerve or skid. He thought the airplane was skidding to the left. The student pilot tried to correct and the aircraft went off the right side of the runway and into the grass. There were skid marks left on runway 5 from the main tires of N631FT that are consistent with the description of this incident.

The student pilot thought maybe one of the brakes had locked up. According to airplane maintenance records, mechanics did not record any findings with the brakes during a post incident inspection.

There was no damage to N631FT and the student pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 30, 2021 AT 0839 LOCAL TIME AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA (KMLB).

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT N631FT, A PA-28-161, MAKING AN APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5 AT KMLB. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS AT 11007KT. ON FAA FORM 8020-9, ATC REPORTED THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AT 09009KT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE FINAL APPROACH WAS STABLE AT 63-64 KTS.

AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE OR SKID. HE THOUGHT THE AIRPLANE WAS SKIDDING TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. THERE WERE SKID MARKS LEFT ON RUNWAY 5 FROM THE MAIN TIRES OF N631FT THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS INCIDENT.

THE STUDENT PILOT THOUGHT MAYBE ONE OF THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP. ACCORDING TO AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE RECORDS, MECHANICS DID NOT RECORD ANY FINDINGS WITH THE BRAKES DURING A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION.

THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO N631FT AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.