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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Meriden, CT · March 30, 1992

Date: March 30, 1992 · 11:15 local
Place: Meriden, CT
Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8156T
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 820 total50 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N8156TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8016219 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot landed on grass 100 feet short of runway. Nose strut broke. Propeller tips damaged.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON GRASS 100 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. NOSE STRUT BROKE. PROPELLER TIPS DAMAGED.