20241027016439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Fairmont, WV · October 27, 2024

Date
October 27, 2024 · 12:05 local
Place
Fairmont, WV
Airport
Fairmont Municipal Airport-Fra
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N926MK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA025
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total3 in this make and model3 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.

Student pilot was endorsed for solo flight from CFI. Third flight of the day the student pilot on touch down encountered a wind gust resulting in a loss of directional control on landing roll

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT FROM CFI. THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY THE STUDENT PILOT ON TOUCH DOWN ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.