# Incident 19980717036139I: Piper PA28180, Beaumont Port A, TX, July 17, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1998, 12:55 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port A, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9415J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9415J) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 15 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980717036139I

## Narrative

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

(-5) STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDED FAST, BOUNCED FOUR TIMES AND HIT VERY HARD, IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. BOTH BLADES OF THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE WITH RESULTING DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLER TIPS. THE IMPACT ALSO BROKE OFF THE NOSE WHEEL PANT WHICH WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI INTO THE RAMP. NO OTHER DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

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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