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PA-28 student pilot reported a loss of directional control on landing that resulted in a runway excursion and damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1422221 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 28 Flight Crew Type 28 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
I was switched from approach control to tower at about 3 to 4 miles from the airport and at 3000 MSL. I was informed to enter a right downwind and did so. I performed my landing checklist and then entered a base turn. I came into the final a little bit high and overshot the runway a bit as well; but that was corrected immediately. I was under no pressure whatsoever by ATC to land quickly or get off the runway quickly. I came in to land with 2 notches of flaps and was still a little high and a little bit fast. As I was about to touchdown I started my flare too early and started oscillating. When I eventually touched down the back wheels hit first; closely followed by the nose wheel. I immediately could not keep the plane straight. I could feel it drifting to the left and I tried to correct that with right rudder; but the plane was not responding that well. It kept fish tailing and turning left and right on the runway and I had no control over it. Eventually it took a hard left; not under my control; onto a taxiway where the nose wheel completely collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-28 student pilot reported a loss of directional control on landing that resulted in a runway excursion and damage to the aircraft.
Narrative: I was switched from approach control to tower at about 3 to 4 miles from the airport and at 3000 MSL. I was informed to enter a right downwind and did so. I performed my landing checklist and then entered a base turn. I came into the final a little bit high and overshot the runway a bit as well; but that was corrected immediately. I was under no pressure whatsoever by ATC to land quickly or get off the runway quickly. I came in to land with 2 notches of flaps and was still a little high and a little bit fast. As I was about to touchdown I started my flare too early and started oscillating. When I eventually touched down the back wheels hit first; closely followed by the nose wheel. I immediately could not keep the plane straight. I could feel it drifting to the left and I tried to correct that with right rudder; but the plane was not responding that well. It kept fish tailing and turning left and right on the runway and I had no control over it. Eventually it took a hard left; not under my control; onto a taxiway where the nose wheel completely collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.