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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Lancaster, PA · December 13, 2023

Date: December 13, 2023 · 14:40 local
Place: Lancaster, PA
Airport: Lancaster Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8941J
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: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 158 total20 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N8941JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-2959 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft requested to perform a touch and go on runway 31 at Lancaster Airport klns. Winds were gusty from right to left after touchdown the right wing lifted on the aircraft causing the left-wing tip to strike the landing surface. The aircraft began to go left and pilot failed to introduce proper aileron and rudder corrective action. The aircraft spun approximately 270 degrees coming to rest in the grass and the aircrafts right main landing gear struck and broke a taki light. There was one occupant the pilot and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT REQUESTED TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 31 AT LANCASTER AIRPORT KLNS. WINDS WERE GUSTY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WING LIFTED ON THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE LEFT-WING TIP TO STRIKE THE LANDING SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO GO LEFT AND PILOT FAILED TO INTRODUCE PROPER AILERON AND RUDDER CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK AND BROKE A TAKI LIGHT. THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT THE PILOT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.