# Incident 19960605017189I: Piper PA28235, Overton, NV, June 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1996, 08:50 local time
- Place: Overton, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N28WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605017189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STUCK OPEN PRIMER VALVE CAUSING ENGINE TO RUN AT HIGH POWER. PILOT USED MIXTURE TO CONTROL POWER. APPROACH AND LANDING WAS FAST. ON TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND CAME BACK DOWN, NOSE LOW, BREAKING NOSE GEAR AND BENDING PROPELLER. NO NMAC REPORT FILED. NO PILOT DEVIATION FILED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.

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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