# Incident 19970901035979I: Piper PA28181, Springfield, IL, September 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1997, 16:11 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1904H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1904H) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901035979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING AT THE CAPITAL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, IL THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES, BACK AND FORTH FROM THE NOSE TO THE MAIN WHEELS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE THIRD BOUNCE OF THE NOSE WHEEL WHILE EXPERIENCING A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL AND THE THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SPI AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM LOCAL TIME. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. AIRMAN COMPETENCE; THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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