40.8070° N, 72.6451° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton Beach, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 27, 1984 · 10:46 local
Place
Westhampton Bea, NY
Airport
Suffolk Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28656
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
59 total25 in this make and model17 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.
Student allowed aircraft to bounce and porpoise on landing. Impact collapsed the nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND PORPOISE ON LANDING. IMPACT COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.