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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Cleveland, OH · August 18, 1978

Date: August 18, 1978 · 18:00 local
Place: Cleveland, OH
Airport: Hopkins
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8973W
Reported as: Piper PA28235
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 282 total39 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8973WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10810 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235 Engine 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.

Pilot encountered wake turbulence from departing jet. Landed hard.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM DEPARTING JET. LANDED HARD.