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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Giddings, TX · September 11, 2025

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Date
September 11, 2025 · 10:00 local
Place
Giddings, TX
Airport
Giddings-Lee County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9401L
Reported as
Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
191 total87 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N9401LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-11106 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While conducting a landing at Giddings-Lee County Airport (gyb), the incident aircraft veered off the left side of the runway after touchdown. The aircraft subsequently traveled through a ditch and struck a taxiway location indicator sign.

As a result of the runway excursion, the aircraft sustained the following damage:

Propeller strike

Damage to nose landing gear fairings

Minor puncture in the fuselage

Minor damage to the left flap

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING A LANDING AT GIDDINGS-LEE COUNTY AIRPORT (GYB), THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY TRAVELED THROUGH A DITCH AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LOCATION INDICATOR SIGN.

AS A RESULT OF THE RUNWAY EXCURSION, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE:

PROPELLER STRIKE

DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR FAIRINGS

MINOR PUNCTURE IN THE FUSELAGE

MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP