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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Hastings, NE · July 1, 2022

Date: July 1, 2022 · 19:45 local
Place: Hastings, NE
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8308R
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 196 total

N8308RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22177 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine 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.

On July 1, 2022 at approximately 1945 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane was damaged due to the aircraft departing runway 14 during takeoff rotation at the Hastings, Nebraska municipal airport (khsi).

The pilot reported that during takeoff rotation as slight back pressure was applied to the control yoke, the nose gear started to wobble immediately followed by a hard pull to the left. The pilot then pulled the throttle back and attempted to regain control of the aircraft.

The on scene investigation revealed the aircraft exited runway 14 at approximately 1137 feet from the starting point of takeoff. As the aircraft exited the left side of the runway and into the grass the nose gear collapsed and came to rest approximately 20 feet from edge of the runway.

The aircraft sustained damage to the nose landing gear, propeller, and engine cowling. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury or assistance.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 1, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140 AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING RUNWAY 14 DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION AT THE HASTINGS, NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHSI).

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION AS SLIGHT BACK PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE CONTROL YOKE, THE NOSE GEAR STARTED TO WOBBLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A HARD PULL TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT THEN PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK AND ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY 14 AT APPROXIMATELY 1137 FEET FROM THE STARTING POINT OF TAKEOFF. AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY OR ASSISTANCE.