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A PA28 pilot reported losing directional control after touchdown; probably due to either a wake vortex encounter or a wind gust.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 955073 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SNA.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16 Flight Crew Total 35 Flight Crew Type 16 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
Immediately after landing; upon nose wheel touchdown on runway 19L; aircraft began shimmying and veered to the left. Attempted to correct with normal control inputs; but aircraft did not respond. Exited runway midfield; damaged one runway light; and aircraft came to full stop. Suspect wake turbulence from previously departed transport jet aircraft on parallel runway or a sudden wind gust. Current conditions had been gusty and windy. Damage to aircraft was a punctured right fuel tank and bent right flap.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 pilot reported losing directional control after touchdown; probably due to either a wake vortex encounter or a wind gust.
Narrative: Immediately after landing; upon nose wheel touchdown on Runway 19L; aircraft began shimmying and veered to the left. Attempted to correct with normal control inputs; but aircraft did not respond. Exited runway midfield; damaged one runway light; and aircraft came to full stop. Suspect wake turbulence from previously departed transport jet aircraft on parallel runway or a sudden wind gust. Current conditions had been gusty and windy. Damage to aircraft was a punctured right fuel tank and bent right flap.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.