35.2226° N, 97.4395° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Norman, OK, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 18, 1979 · 17:48 local
Place
Norman, OK
Airport
Max Westheimer
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2132Z
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
77 total16 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot hit nose wheel first, porpoised, came down on the nose main.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HIT NOSE WHEEL FIRST, PORPOISED, CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE MAIN.