# Incident 19990227011529I: Piper PA28180, Trenton, NJ, February 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41209, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41209) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227011529I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT STUDENT MADE A "HARD LANDING" AT SOMERSET AIRPORT NEAR SOMERSET,NJ. DURING A TOUCH AND GO. ONCE AIRBORNE THEY HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE LEFT WING. PEOPLE ON THE GROUND SAW THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPART THE AIRCRAFT, AND DROP OFF SOMEWHERE NEAR THE AIRPORT. THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO FLY TO MERCER CO, AIRPORT IN TRENTON, NJ. TO EXECUTE THE LANDING BECAUSE THEY HAVE CRASH RESCUE EQUIPMENT.THE LANDING WAS DONE WITHOUT INCIDENT. A VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE UPPER ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE SISSORS ASSEMBLY HAD SHEARED OFF AND THE "PISTON PORTION OF THE LANDING STRUT HAD DROPPED OUT TAKING THE WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH IT. THE BRAKE LINE HAD HELD TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH FOR THE STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY BECAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE LEFT WING AND FLAP.

## Other reports on N41209 (1)

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

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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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