# Incident 19950219003779I: Piper PA28180, Paintsville, KY, February 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1995, 16:20 local time
- Place: Paintsville, KY
- Airport: Prestonburg-Combs Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8203° N, 82.8060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paintsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8203&lon=-82.8060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2156T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2156T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 35 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219003779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER RECEIVING ONE HOUR OF DUAL FLIGHT TRAINING, MR. WELCH WAS RELEASED TO FLY SOLO IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS AFTER INSTALLING NEW (STOCK FACTORY) WING TIPS. PREVIOUSLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH "SUPER" TIPS THAT PROVIDE OPERATION AT A SLOWER SPEED. MR. WELCH MADE THE 1ST TAKE OFF AND WENT AROUND ON THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT. RETURNING FOR THE SECOND ATTEMPT, HE APPLIED POWER AT THE POINT OF DECELERATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPARENTLY STALLED AND DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSEWHEEL STRUCK FIRST, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. MR. WELCH HELD THE CONTROLS IN FULL AFT PITCH. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST, STRIKING THE PROP ON THE RUNWAY. NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N2156T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20121124025679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121124025679I), Nov 24, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N2156T), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. On November 24, 2012, there was maintenance performed on N2156T in which an alternator was removed and replaced. That alternator subsequently didn't work. It…

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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