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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Boulder, CO · April 9, 1984

Date: April 9, 1984 · 11:15 local
Place: Boulder, CO
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4544T
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 803 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4544TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7235085 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Door came open on takeoff climb. Paraplegic pilot then made a hard landing. Damaged nose gear, cowling and prop.

As the FAA filed it

DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. PARAPLEGIC PILOT THEN MADE A HARD LANDING. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR, COWLING AND PROP.