20231129021479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Mckinney, TX · November 29, 2023

Date
November 29, 2023 · 15:20 local
Place
Mckinney, TX
Airport
Mckinney
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8349W
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
112 total33 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing to runway student pilot on solo flight proceeded to apply flaps to down position on touchdown rollout. At which time the aircraft veered to the left, nose dipped downward causing the properlers to strike surface, along with the right-wing tip dipping, also contacting the surface. Aircraft came to rest partially off runway paved surface and approximatly 90 degrees offset from the landing runway heading. One sole occupany onboard who was uninjuried. Student pilot was endorsed by their flight instructor to conduct solo flight.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING TO RUNWAY STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO APPLY FLAPS TO DOWN POSITION ON TOUCHDOWN ROLLOUT. AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, NOSE DIPPED DOWNWARD CAUSING THE PROPERLERS TO STRIKE SURFACE, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT-WING TIP DIPPING, ALSO CONTACTING THE SURFACE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PARTIALLY OFF RUNWAY PAVED SURFACE AND APPROXIMATLY 90 DEGREES OFFSET FROM THE LANDING RUNWAY HEADING. ONE SOLE OCCUPANY ONBOARD WHO WAS UNINJURIED. STUDENT PILOT WAS ENDORSED BY THEIR FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO CONDUCT SOLO FLIGHT.

Other reports on N8349W · 2

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