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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Cleveland, OH · July 30, 1984

Date: July 30, 1984 · 12:15 local
Place: Cleveland, OH
Airport: Hopkins International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9104W
Reported as: Piper PA28235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 135 total120 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N9104WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10717 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Hard landing. Left main gear broke off. Landed at alternate airport because of crash equipment. Landed on sod.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING. LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF. LANDED AT ALTERNATE AIRPORT BECAUSE OF CRASH EQUIPMENT. LANDED ON SOD.