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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · West Lafayette, IN · April 6, 2024

Date
April 6, 2024 · 16:50 local
Place
West Lafayette, IN
Airport
Purdue University
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N571PU
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student

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.

On April 6, 2024, privacy data omitted, a Piper seminole operating under 14 CFR part 61 instructional flight, struck a taxiway light with the propeller on the right engine. The aircraft was exiting the runway at taxiway B2.

This was a training flight with an appropriately rated flight instructor. This was the student's first flight in a multi engine aircraft.

The aircraft exited the runway at a higher than normal taxi speed per the request of the tower controller for landing traffic. The right main gear exited the taxiway and onto grass. At that time the propeller struck the taxi light.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 6, 2024, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER SEMINOLE OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 61 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITING THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY B2.

THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH AN APPROPRIATELY RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THIS WAS THE STUDENT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN A MULTI ENGINE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL TAXI SPEED PER THE REQUEST OF THE TOWER CONTROLLER FOR LANDING TRAFFIC. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXITED THE TAXIWAY AND ONTO GRASS. AT THAT TIME THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE TAXI LIGHT.