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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Rock Springs, WY · May 5, 2023

Date: May 5, 2023 · 10:25 local
Place: Rock Springs, WY
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N349ER
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 64 total64 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N349ERRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3932 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 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.

PIC observed the current weather conditions and found them to be within student pilot solo limitation. Pilot went out flying around 9:30AM to do some pattern work. This morning the weather was showing, “variable.” pilot listened to the weather again in the plane it was updated to, “calm.” upon landing, the touchdown was smooth, but when the front nose gear touched the runway pilot noticed the aircraft pulling to the left. Pilot tried to correct but it was too late. The plane slid off the runway and the nose gear buckled.

As the FAA filed it

PIC OBSERVED THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FOUND THEM TO BE WITHIN STUDENT PILOT SOLO LIMITATION. PILOT WENT OUT FLYING AROUND 9:30AM TO DO SOME PATTERN WORK. THIS MORNING THE WEATHER WAS SHOWING, “VARIABLE.” PILOT LISTENED TO THE WEATHER AGAIN IN THE PLANE IT WAS UPDATED TO, “CALM.” UPON LANDING, THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH, BUT WHEN THE FRONT NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE RUNWAY PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT PULLING TO THE LEFT. PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE PLANE SLID OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR BUCKLED.