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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Gillette, WY · March 23, 1980

Date: March 23, 1980 · 13:25 local
Place: Gillette, WY
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N707FL
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 49 total40 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N707FLRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225305 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 ballooned before touchdown. Pushed nose down & porpoised. Blew nose tire &bent strut.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BALLOONED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. PUSHED NOSE DOWN & PORPOISED. BLEW NOSE TIRE &BENT STRUT.

Other reports on N707FL · 1

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

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