# Incident 19990325019349I: Piper PA28161, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1999, 11:57 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8453Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8453Y-2015-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 140 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990325019349I

## Narrative

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

SEE INVESTIGATION FOLDER FOR COMPLETE REVIEW ACCORDING TO GARY ROSS OF PFT FLIGHT SCHOOL, PILOT BECAME FLUSTERED-PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT'S OIL TEMP GAUGE PEGGED (OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED NORMAL) AND RETURNED TO FXE. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH MORE POWER THAN REQUIRED - REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH - PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DOWN - ONTO THE RUNWAY - BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT - THEN PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN OVER AGAIN BREAKING THE NOSE WHEEL FORK ACCORDING TO ATC & PFT PERSONNEL.  THIS INSPECTOR HAS REQUESTED A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT.  STATEMENT RECEIVED ON APRIL 27, 1999. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^            END.

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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