# Incident 19890215016759I: Piper PA28180, Los Angeles, CA, February 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7860W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7860W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 57 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890215016759I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON THIRD SOLO FLIGHT MADE HARD LANDING. BOUNCED. NOSE GEAR SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N7860W (1)

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

- [Incident 20240501005279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240501005279I), May 1, 2024: Piper PA-28-180 (N7860W), Marana, AZ, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted], A PA28 encountered engine problems and landed in a culvert/canal/field on an approximate one mile final to rwy 21 @ the Marana (avq)…

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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