19991025029329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · King City, CA · October 25, 1999

Date: October 25, 1999 · 16:10 local
Place: King City, CA
Airport: Mesa Del Rey Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N181GP
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total80 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N181GPRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8490061 · Built 1984 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) While landing at King City airport, King City, CA N181GP, a Piper 28-181 serial number 28-8490061, landed hard and struck the propeller. The pilot, unaware of the ground strike, applied power took off went around the airfield and landed a second time without incident. Engine did not stop from ground impact. The pilot is a student and has been given additional instruction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT KING CITY AIRPORT, KING CITY, CA N181GP, A PIPER 28-181 SERIAL NUMBER 28-8490061, LANDED HARD AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT, UNAWARE OF THE GROUND STRIKE, APPLIED POWER TOOK OFF WENT AROUND THE AIRFIELD AND LANDED A SECOND TIME WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE DID NOT STOP FROM GROUND IMPACT. THE PILOT IS A STUDENT AND HAS BEEN GIVEN ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.