# Incident 19860712041159I: Piper PA28140, Wakefield, VA, July 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wakefield, VA
- Airport: Wakefield Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9872° N, 77.0011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAKEFIELD MUNI (AKQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9872&lon=-77.0011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1475X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1475X-2009-09-17) (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: 70 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860712041159I

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED SOLO STUDENT LANDED IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N1475X (1)

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

- [Incident 19881202063869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881202063869I), Dec 2, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N1475X), Danville, VA, Minor damage. Experienced updraft prior to touchdown. Failed to compensate in time. Landed hard damaging gear and propeller.

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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