# Incident 19980323012219I: Piper PA28180, Smithfield, NC, March 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1998, 12:10 local time
- Place: Smithfield, NC
- Airport: Johnston County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5409° N, 78.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHNSTON RGNL (JNX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5409&lon=-78.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15246, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980323012219I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY CAUSING NOSE GEAR TO FAIL. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO GRASS, DAMAGING LOWER COWLING AND PROPELLER. AIRMAN WAS CERTIFICATED ONLY TWO DAYS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N15246 (1)

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

- [Incident 20250202003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250202003619I), Feb 2, 2025: Piper PA-28-180 (N15246), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. During the first instructional flight of the day a cold start was performed. The first two attempts were conducted by the student pilot, in which the aircraft…

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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