20240315008669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Ridgeland, SC · March 15, 2024

Date
March 15, 2024 · 16:20 local
Place
Ridgeland, SC
Airport
Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N529KM
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
336 total184 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Airman was conducting a currency flight at ogb, orangeburg, SC, as it had been over 90 days since his last flight. He stated a gusty condition had distracted him during the time when he would have performed a gumps check. No previous record or any negative findings for airman. Compliant attitude, lack of aggrivating factors, and lack of history led to closing with conseling.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING A CURRENCY FLIGHT AT OGB, ORANGEBURG, SC, AS IT HAD BEEN OVER 90 DAYS SINCE HIS LAST FLIGHT. HE STATED A GUSTY CONDITION HAD DISTRACTED HIM DURING THE TIME WHEN HE WOULD HAVE PERFORMED A GUMPS CHECK. NO PREVIOUS RECORD OR ANY NEGATIVE FINDINGS FOR AIRMAN. COMPLIANT ATTITUDE, LACK OF AGGRIVATING FACTORS, AND LACK OF HISTORY LED TO CLOSING WITH CONSELING.