# Incident 19800323032449I: Piper PA28140, Gillette, WY, March 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1980, 13:25 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707FL-2013-10-28) (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: 49 total, 40 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/19800323032449I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19841005054609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005054609A), Oct 5, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N707FL), Silver City, NM, Destroyed. Pilot claims aircraft hit downdraft as he flared for landing causing damage and loss of directional control.

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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