# Incident 19980626037559I: Piper PA28151, Appomattox, VA, June 26, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1998, 20:00 local time
- Place: Appomattox, VA
- Airport: Highview Farms Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.2631° N, 78.8494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Highview Farms Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2631&lon=-78.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 134 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980626037559I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PILOT FAILED TO ADJUST SINK RATE LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON LANDSCAPE TIMBER. RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

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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