20211209020929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Rockwall, TX · December 9, 2021

Date
December 9, 2021 · 13:28 local
Place
Rockwall, TX
Airport
Rockwall Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7157W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA075
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total15 in this make and model3 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.

On 9 dec 2021 at approximately 1328L CST, pilot in command made an approach to runway 17 at Rockwall Municipal Airport (F46). The aircraft touched down for the first time in the final 1/5 of the runway surface, bounced back into the air and then touched down again over the departure end runway numbers. While attempting to stop the PIC steered the aircraft to the right, off the runway surface, through the grass and exited airport property to the south. The aircraft crossed airport road broke through a barbed wire fence and came to rest in a private field south of the airport. As the aircraft crossed airport road and passed through the fence, damage was sustained to the front landing gear both wings. One of the passengers received a minor injury.

As the FAA filed it

ON 9 DEC 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1328L CST, PILOT IN COMMAND MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 AT ROCKWALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F46). THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE FINAL 1/5 OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN OVER THE DEPARTURE END RUNWAY NUMBERS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE PIC STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THROUGH THE GRASS AND EXITED AIRPORT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED AIRPORT ROAD BROKE THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN A PRIVATE FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED AIRPORT ROAD AND PASSED THROUGH THE FENCE, DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FRONT LANDING GEAR BOTH WINGS. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.