# Incident 19781006031299I: Piper PA28140, New Haven, CT, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978, 18:40 local time
- Place: New Haven, CT
- Airport: Tweed
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3108° N, 72.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Haven, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3108&lon=-72.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15580-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031299I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT DAMAGED THE PROP DURING PORPOISE FROM A HARD LANDING. MADE A SUCCESSFUL GO AROUND.

## Other reports on N15580 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100806040709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100806040709I), Aug 6, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N15580), Taos, NM, Minor damage. On August 6, 2010 at 20:50 mt, a Piper PA-28-140, registered to tree of life trust. Sustained minor damage during an emergency landing at Taos, NM (skx).…
- [Incident 19780429014859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014859I), Apr 29, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N15580), Worcester, ME, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control on touchdown and ran off side of runway.

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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