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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Stillwater, OK · October 23, 2024

Date: October 23, 2024 · 15:46 local
Place: Stillwater, OK
Airport: Stillwater Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5974U
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 554 total5 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N5974URegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-26861 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Part 91, day, VFR flight in the pattern at kswo. Student pilot with CFI landed left of runway 35 centerline while having the left rudder pedal depressed. This caused the aircraft to immediately depart the runway and strike a taxiway light prior to stopping in the grass west of the runway. After communication with ATC, the pilot elected to taxi the aircraft back to parking. No injuries to crew or passengers.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91, DAY, VFR FLIGHT IN THE PATTERN AT KSWO. STUDENT PILOT WITH CFI LANDED LEFT OF RUNWAY 35 CENTERLINE WHILE HAVING THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL DEPRESSED. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO IMMEDIATELY DEPART THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE A TAXIWAY LIGHT PRIOR TO STOPPING IN THE GRASS WEST OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER COMMUNICATION WITH ATC, THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO PARKING. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS.

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