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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Spartanburg, SC · April 8, 1993

Date: April 8, 1993 · 16:39 local
Place: Spartanburg, SC
Airport: Spartanburg Downtonw Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3844M
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 140 total50 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N3844MRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885016 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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 stalled aircraft while landing. Made a hard landing. Nose wheel folded forward.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING.MADE A HARD LANDING. NOSE WHEEL FOLDED FORWARD.