# Incident 20230930014279I: Piper PA-28-161, Alexandria, LA, September 30, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2023, 23:31 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2934° N, 92.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2934&lon=-92.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515JH) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230930014279I

## Narrative

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

AFTER A NIGHT LANDING AT KAEX ON RNWY 14, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AFTER PUTTING FLAPS UP.  THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE WHILE USING RIGHT RUDDER TO BRING THE PLANE BACK TO CENTERLINE.  THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN BUT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE RIGHT PEDAL INPUT AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RNWY 14.  THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT THE LH MAIN TIRE WAS IN THE GRASS AND THAT HE NEEDED SOME HELP.  THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THERE WERE 2 POB (PILOT & PAX) WITH NO INJURIES BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AT 2331 CDT (10/01/2023 0431Z). AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE WAS FLAT.  POST INCIDENT PICTURES SHOW THE TIRE DRIFT MARKS ON RNWY 14 AND THE RUNWAY LIGHT STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN THE NOSE AND RH MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE A&P/IA MECHANIC FOUND NO IMPACT DAMAGE ON HIS POST INCIDENT AIRFRAME INSPECTION.

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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