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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Pottstown, PA · July 17, 1996

Date: July 17, 1996 · 17:38 local
Place: Pottstown, PA
Airport: Pottstown Limerick Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8248Z
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 685 total300 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

N8248ZRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8116006 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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: aircraft landed at ptw, taxied back and proceeded to take-off again. On the down wind leg, the pilot heard a noise under the aircraft and requested that someone on the ground check the aircraft as he flew by. They said the right main gear was hanging down from the aircraft. The pilot flew to new castle county airport, (ilg) and landed with very little damage. The mechanic who checked the aircraft felt that the piece that broke was weakend by repeated hard landings over a period of time. (This aircraft is used for flight instruction). This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PTW, TAXIED BACK AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE-OFF AGAIN. ON THE DOWN WIND LEG, THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND REQUESTED THAT SOMEONE ON THE GROUND CHECK THE AIRCRAFT AS HE FLEW BY. THEY SAID THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FLEW TO NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT, (ILG) AND LANDED WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. THE MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT FELT THAT THE PIECE THAT BROKE WAS WEAKEND BY REPEATED HARD LANDINGS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. (THIS AIRCRAFT IS USED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION). THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.