# Incident 20260731010579I: Piper PA28, Dover, DE, July 31, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2026, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dover, DE
- Airport: Delaware Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: UDWS
- Location: 39.2187° N, 75.6005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAWARE AIRPARK (33N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2187&lon=-75.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260731010579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT, WHILE ON FIRST SOLO, WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT DELAWARE AIRPARK (33N). DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN PAST MID-FIELD WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH AN ELECTRICAL BOX AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.  DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE RIGHT NAVIGATION LIGHT AND THE PROPELLER.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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