# Incident 19810331025289I: Piper PA28161, San Carlos, CA, March 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1981, 00:00 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2171Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2171Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 16 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331025289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PUSHED NOSE DOWN WHEN AIRCRAFT KEPT FLOATING.  HIT ON NOSE GEAR, PORPOISED. STRUCK TAXI LIGHTS, BLEW 2 TIRES.

## Other reports on N2171Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19900511058719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511058719I), May 11, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N2171Y), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated had hard crosswind prior to touchdown. Aircraft veered and hit edge lights.

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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