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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Bluefield, WV · May 16, 1995

Date: May 16, 1995 · 23:00 local
Place: Bluefield, WV
Airport: Mercer County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N316V
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1C5
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 525 total28 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

N316VRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7940027 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Runway lights on low. Landing light inoperative. Bounced porpoised landing. Folded nose gear due overstress.

As the FAA filed it

RUNWAY LIGHTS ON LOW. LANDING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. BOUNCED PORPOISED LANDING. FOLDED NOSE GEAR DUE OVERSTRESS.