# Incident 19910920052379I: Piper PA28161, Walla Walla, WA, September 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Walla Walla City County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0925° N, 118.2841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WALLA WALLA RGNL (ALW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0925&lon=-118.2841&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39994, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39994) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920052379I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT MADE A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND HIT PROPELLER TIPS.

## Other reports on N39994 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840409020149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840409020149I), Apr 9, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N39994), Big Piney, WY, Minor damage. Condensation formed on windshield. Takeoff aborted. Lost directional control. Left runway. Hit a snowbank.

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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