What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot made a hard landing. Bounced. Nose gear damaged.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. BOUNCED. NOSE GEAR DAMAGED.
FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · State College, PA · September 10, 1993
- Date
- September 10, 1993 · 20:40 local
- Place
- State College, PA
- Airport
- University Park
- Phase of flight
- Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N8080A
- Reported as
- Piper PA28161
- People aboard
- 1
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 123 total8 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days
N8080ARegistered now · Piper PA-28-161Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.