19871213080209I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Winston Salem, NC · December 13, 1987

Date: December 13, 1987 · 13:50 local
Place: Winston Salem, NC
Airport: Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9115Q
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 85 total20 in the last 90 days

N9115QRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2890033 · Built 1987 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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. Struck runway in nose low altitude. Nose wheel and propeller damaged.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING. STRUCK RUNWAY IN NOSE LOW ALTITUDE. NOSE WHEEL AND PROPELLER DAMAGED.