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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Gallup, NM · July 23, 1994

Date: July 23, 1994 · 17:00 local
Place: Gallup, NM
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7622W
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,109 total100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N7622WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-1586 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on July 23, 1994, at 1700 MST, a Piper PA-28-180, N7622W, owned & operated by john f. christensen landed off airport 20 NM north of Gallup, NM due to a propeller blade separation in cruise flight. The pleasure flight originated at halls crossing, UT. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the tailcone. The private pilot and two passengers were uninjured. VMC prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 23, 1994, AT 1700 MST, A PIPER PA-28-180, N7622W, OWNED & OPERATED BY JOHN F. CHRISTENSEN LANDED OFF AIRPORT 20 NM NORTH OF GALLUP, NM DUE TO A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATION IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HALLS CROSSING, UT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAILCONE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. VMC PREVAILED.