19990820032259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Fresno, CA · August 20, 1999

Date: August 20, 1999 · 18:20 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8172Q
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 273 total6 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N8172QRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8090263 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)After what the pilot felt was a normal landing the nose pitched up followed by a series of pilot induced iscillations. A go-around was not attempted. After the nose impacted the runway for the 3rd or 4th time the nose strut broke, and the aircraft slid to a stop on the runway. Damage was limited to the landing gear, propeller, and engine cowl.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER WHAT THE PILOT FELT WAS A NORMAL LANDING THE NOSE PITCHED UP FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF PILOT INDUCED ISCILLATIONS. A GO-AROUND WAS NOT ATTEMPTED. AFTER THE NOSE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY FOR THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME THE NOSE STRUT BROKE, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE COWL.

Other reports on N8172Q · 1

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

Accident 19800320007009AForced Landing · Tulare, CAEngine became rough after takeoff. Tried to return to airport. Engine quit on base. Landed short.Mar 20, 1980 · Substantial damage