# Incident 19940605023219I: Piper PA28140, Maricopa, AZ, June 5, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Ak Chin Community Airfield Arp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1869J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1869J-1995-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 350 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605023219I

## Narrative

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

DESCENT RATE SUDDENLY INCREASED ON FINAL. CONTACTED TREE TOPS. IMPACTED ON RUNWAY AND BOUNCED. LEFT ELEVATOR DAMAGE

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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