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FAA incident report · Piper PA28180 · Millville, NJ · May 20, 1995

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Date
May 20, 1995 · 12:00 local
Place
Millville, NJ
Airport
Millville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3492R
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
243 total215 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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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 may 20, 1995 at approximately 1200 hours, a Piper PA28-180, N3492R, owned and piloted by Mr. Walter j. lewis, a private pilot, experienced some difficulties while landing on runway 28 at the Millville Municipal Airport, Millville, NJ for refueling. privacy data omitted Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan had been filed. The pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured and the aircraft received only minor damage to the prop. The pilot stated he had encountered and reported moderate turbulence at 2000 feet on his approach to the Millville airport. He advised the approach was normal until after crossing the runway threshold, the aircraft was then slammed onto the runway, bounced once, the pilot recovered and landed the aircraft, exited the runway and taxied to the FBO for refueling. During his walk around inspection of the aircraft at the fuel pump, he discovered a prop strike had occurred during the landing. privacy data omitted Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 20, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS, A PIPER PA28-180, N3492R, OWNED AND PILOTED BY MR. WALTER J. LEWIS, A PRIVATE PILOT, EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE MILLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MILLVILLE, NJ FOR REFUELING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD ENCOUNTERED AND REPORTED MODERATE TURBULENCE AT 2000 FEET ON HIS APPROACH TO THE MILLVILLE AIRPORT. HE ADVISED THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL UNTIL AFTER CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SLAMMED ONTO THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED ONCE, THE PILOT RECOVERED AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED TO THE FBO FOR REFUELING. DURING HIS WALK AROUND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE FUEL PUMP, HE DISCOVERED A PROP STRIKE HAD OCCURRED DURING THE LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.