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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Eden Prairie, MN · August 27, 2025

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Date
August 27, 2025 · 14:13 local
Place
Eden Prairie, MN
Airport
Flying Cloud
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7114J
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
63 total63 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days
N7114JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843914 · Built 2017Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O-360-A4M4 cycle

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What happened

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

The student PIC with 8.5 solo flight hours was practicing landings solo under variable winds. The pilot said the winds shifted as he floated FAR on his landing. He experienced a wind gust at touchdown that pushed the aircraft right. The PIC stated he overcompensated left, veered off the runway where the left side of the empennage struck a runway light, denting the lower aft empennage resulting in minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PIC WITH 8.5 SOLO FLIGHT HOURS WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS SOLO UNDER VARIABLE WINDS. THE PILOT SAID THE WINDS SHIFTED AS HE FLOATED FAR ON HIS LANDING. HE EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST AT TOUCHDOWN THAT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT. THE PIC STATED HE OVERCOMPENSATED LEFT, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, DENTING THE LOWER AFT EMPENNAGE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE.