This 1981
Cherokee has probably seen a lot of strange things, being used as a
trainer, and all. Now, we don't know all the circumstances; but the
FAA's preliminary report (below) kinda puts two and two
together for us.
** Report created 2/4/03 Record
1 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 149FA
Make/Model: PA28 Description: PA-28
CHEROKEE, ARROW, WARRIOR
Date: 02/03/2003 Time: 1614
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: ST. AUGUSTINE State: FL
Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT EXITED RUNWAY 31 ON FIRST TOUCH
AND GO LANDING OF SOLO FLIGHT. PILOT INDICATED NO PROBLEM WITH THE
AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED ONTO THE RAMP. THREE HOURS LATER IT WAS
DISCOVERED THAT THE RUNWAY 31 PAPI LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED. ON FEBRUARY
3, AT 1300Z DISCOVERED THAT THE PA28 HAD RECEIVED DAMAGE. THE
WELDED ENTRY STEP WAS BENT CREATING A HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE. ONE
BELLY ANTENNA WAS BROKEN. NO OTHER DAMAGE OBSERVED. ST. AUGUSTINE,
FL.
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
0
# Crew: 1 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KSGJ 011615Z 29007KT 10SM CLR 14/05 A3007
OTHER DATA
Activity: Training Phase:
Landing Operation: General
Aviation
Departed: (SGJ) ST.
AUGUSTINE Dep Date:
02/03/2003 Dep. Time: 1608
Destination: (SGJ) ST.
AUGUSTINE Flt Plan:
NONE Wx Briefing:
Y
Last Radio Cont: TOWER
Last Clearance: CLRD TOUCH AND GO
FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL
(SO15)
Entry date: 02/04/2003
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