19881202063869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Danville, VA · December 2, 1988

Date
December 2, 1988 · 19:45 local
Place
Danville, VA
Airport
Danville Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1475X
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total100 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Experienced updraft prior to touchdown. Failed to compensate in time. Landed hard damaging gear and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIENCED UPDRAFT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. FAILED TO COMPENSATE IN TIME. LANDED HARD DAMAGING GEAR AND PROPELLER.

Other reports on N1475X · 1

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