# Incident 20230705008249I: Piper PA-28-161, Stephenville, TX, July 5, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2023, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Airport: Stephenville Clark Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: GTUS
- Location: 32.2153° N, 98.1777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STEPHENVILLE CLARK RGNL (SEP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2153&lon=-98.1777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2202W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2202W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 151 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/20230705008249I

## Narrative

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

ON 07/05/2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00 N2202W ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT STEPHENVILLE AIRPORT KSEP. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY. APPLIED LEFT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THEN THE RUDDER PEDEL WENT ALL THE WAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE TAXIWAY SIGN.

## Other reports on N2202W (1)

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

- [Accident 19801011057049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011057049A), Oct 11, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N2202W), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway on landing rollout. Delayed go-around until too late.

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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