# Incident 20230624010999I: Piper PA-28-160, Gladewater, TX, June 24, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2023, 08:20 local time
- Place: Gladewater, TX
- Airport: Gladewater Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5288° N, 94.9718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLADEWATER MUNI (07F), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5288&lon=-94.9718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5231W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5231W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230624010999I

## Narrative

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

COMPLETING HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN.  DURING THE ROLLOUT, HIS AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY SURFACE TO THE LEFT, WHERE IT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN AND RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N5231W (1)

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

- [Incident 19880601031119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601031119I), Jun 1, 1988: Piper PA28160 (N5231W), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. High sink rate on final with hard landing and porpoise collapsed the nose gear.

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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