What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/15/2023 approximatly 1245 local, student pilot with no enforcement history was receiving instruction practicing takeoff and landing, from a certified flight instructor with no enforcement history, in a PA-28-151. During landing on runway 24 at Fullerton airport(kful), the PA-28-151 was pushed by a gust of wind to the left toward grass between the runway and taxiway b. the CFI added right rudder to attemp to correct and added thottle to go around. PA-28-151 entered the pattern and circled on hold while the airport operations checked the runway for debris. Once cleared PA-28-151 made a low approach so the tower and operations could verify the plane and landing gear looked normal. During a discusion with the tower, a decision was made to returnm to john wayne(ksna) as a better option where the plane was based. PA-28-151 landed and parked without further incident. During the event damages appear to be, PA-28-151 hit a taxiway sign, which was destroyed. The pitot tube on the left wing was damaged and torn off the aircraft leaving only the base. About 18 inches inboard the skin was torn just forward of the mid spar. The spar damaged and the skin aft of the spar was buckled.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/15/2023 APPROXIMATLY 1245 LOCAL, STUDENT PILOT WITH NO ENFORCEMENT HISTORY WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDING, FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH NO ENFORCEMENT HISTORY, IN A PA-28-151. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT FULLERTON AIRPORT(KFUL), THE PA-28-151 WAS PUSHED BY A GUST OF WIND TO THE LEFT TOWARD GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY B. THE CFI ADDED RIGHT RUDDER TO ATTEMP TO CORRECT AND ADDED THOTTLE TO GO AROUND. PA-28-151 ENTERED THE PATTERN AND CIRCLED ON HOLD WHILE THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS CHECKED THE RUNWAY FOR DEBRIS. ONCE CLEARED PA-28-151 MADE A LOW APPROACH SO THE TOWER AND OPERATIONS COULD VERIFY THE PLANE AND LANDING GEAR LOOKED NORMAL. DURING A DISCUSION WITH THE TOWER, A DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURNM TO JOHN WAYNE(KSNA) AS A BETTER OPTION WHERE THE PLANE WAS BASED. PA-28-151 LANDED AND PARKED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING THE EVENT DAMAGES APPEAR TO BE, PA-28-151 HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN, WHICH WAS DESTROYED. THE PITOT TUBE ON THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED AND TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING ONLY THE BASE. ABOUT 18 INCHES INBOARD THE SKIN WAS TORN JUST FORWARD OF THE MID SPAR. THE SPAR DAMAGED AND THE SKIN AFT OF THE SPAR WAS BUCKLED.
NTSB investigation
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