# Incident 20221114013379I: Piper PA-28-161, Merritt Island, FL, November 14, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2022, 13:00 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: E7XS
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N532DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532DM-2025-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221114013379I

## Narrative

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

THEY FLEW INTO KCOI FROM KCTY, JOINED THE LEFT (PATTERN) DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 11. EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND LEG BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. THEY WERE ON LONG FINAL & THE APPROACH WAS STEADY WITH NOT TOO MUCH AIRSPEED & THEN SUDDENLY THE A/C ROLLED TO THE LEFT & THEN IT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT EXTREMES. THEY CONTACTED RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN BREAKING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHEEL COMPLETELY FROM THE A/C. THEY EXECUTED A GO AROUND & THEN DID A COUPLE OF LOW PASSES ON THE AIR FIELD UNTIL THE GROUND EMERGENCY SERVICES CAME IN AS INSTRUCTED BY THE CHIEF PILOT. AFTER A COUPLE OF LOW PASSES I WENT IN FOR THE LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## Other reports on N532DM (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200301004249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200301004249I), Mar 1, 2020: Piper PA-28-161 (N532DM), Williston, FL, Minor damage. The student pilot departed kcoi, merit island airport with a final destination of X60, Williston Municipal Airport. The pilot landed with no issues at X60 and…
- [Incident 20190506004119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004119I), May 6, 2019: Piper PA-28-161 (N532DM), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. N532DM, PA28, lost directional control while departing runway 29 resulting in a propeller strike damaging 2 taxiway lights. Student pilot taxied the aircraft…
- [Incident 20181004025299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181004025299I), Oct 4, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N532DM), Merrit Island, FL, Minor damage. "Something may have hit the airplane". Pilot requested to retirn to base. Upon landing and post flight inspection a small dent was noted on the engine cowling.…

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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