# Incident 19970405008169I: Piper PA28181, Pittsburgh, PA, April 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8114A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8114A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 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/19970405008169I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT PRODUCED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. THE AIRCRAFT, A PIPER PA-28-181 EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, AND NOSE GEAR. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED FROM A HARD LANDING BY A STUDENT PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N8114A (1)

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

- [Incident 19940122007719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940122007719I), Jan 22, 1994: Piper PA28181 (N8114A), Jeannette, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot-in-command, a certified flight instructor (CFI) wrote, "the student pilot is a qualified solo pilot in this aircraft. The lesson plan for…

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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