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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Grand Prairie, TX · November 9, 2022

Date: November 9, 2022 · 14:05 local
Place: Grand Prairie, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N33JC
Reported as: Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 330 total295 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N33JCRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7890144 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 pilots approach was on the runway center line. Because of a crosswind gusts the approach was at a slight crab using the left rudder to counteract the crosswind coming from the left. As the pilot touched down the aircraft pulled to the left causing it to exit the runway. The pilot pushed the right rudder to correct and turn the nose wheel to the right. The pilot was able to get the aircraft back onto the runway and taxi to his hanger without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOTS APPROACH WAS ON THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. BECAUSE OF A CROSSWIND GUSTS THE APPROACH WAS AT A SLIGHT CRAB USING THE LEFT RUDDER TO COUNTERACT THE CROSSWIND COMING FROM THE LEFT. AS THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT CAUSING IT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT PUSHED THE RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT AND TURN THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND TAXI TO HIS HANGER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.