# Incident 20220430005099I: Piper PA-28-181, Morristown, NJ, April 30, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2022, 08:30 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N337G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220430005099I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT WHILE BEING OBSERVED ON THE GROUND BY AN INSTRUCTOR.  THE FIRST TWO (2) ATTEMPTS TO LAND RESULTED AS GO-AROUNDS BECAUSE OF EXCESS SPEED.

A SUCCESSFUL LANDING TO A FULL STOP WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT.  AFTERWARDS, THE STUDENT TOOK OFF FOR HIS SECOND FLIGHT.  DURING THE LANDING, THE STUDENT TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS ON THE ROLLOUT WHEN THE TOWER GAVE THE INSTRUCTION TO ?EXIT ON FOXTROT AND

CONTACT GROUND?.  THE STUDENT WAS FAIRLY CLOSE TO THIS TAXIWAY BUT ATTEMPTED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUEST.  HE APPLIED UNEVEN BRAKING, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TURN.  THE HIGH SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE UNEVEN APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RUN OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE "FOXTROT" TAXIWAY SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE SKIN.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM.   A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED.  ALL INSPECTIONS WERE PROPERLY RECORDED.  NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED.

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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