19940105001019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Suffolk, VA · January 5, 1994

Date: January 5, 1994 · 16:30 local
Place: Suffolk, VA
Airport: Suffolk Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6205A
Reported as: Piper PA38112
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 30 total30 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N6205ARegistered now · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-78A0343 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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.

What happened

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

Narrative: on January 5, 1994, at 1630, a Piper 38, N6205A, made an approach to runway 25 at Suffolk airport Virginia. The aircraft landed short of the runway and struck a runway end light with the prop. The pilot was not injured. The student pilot was counseled by this inspector and will receive additional training on takeoff and landings prior to solo. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 5, 1994, AT 1630, A PIPER 38, N6205A, MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25 AT SUFFOLK AIRPORT VIRGINIA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY END LIGHT WITH THE PROP. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY THIS INSPECTOR AND WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS PRIOR TO SOLO. INCIDENT CLOSED.