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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Factoryville, PA · February 5, 2000

Date: February 5, 2000 · 15:00 local
Place: Factoryville, PA
Airport: Seamans Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8376L
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total10 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N8376LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8116205 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot departed essex county airprot (cdw) in new jersey and flew to sky haven, tunkhannock, PA. Pilot was not able to get fuel there so he departed sky haven and flew to Seamans filed, Factoryville, PA to obtain fuel. On approach for landing to runway 22,pilot said he experienced a down draft and hita snowbank on the approach end of runway 22, causing the aircraft nose forward and tear the front nose wheel off and bending the prop, the right main gera and putting a bend in each flap.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED ESSEX COUNTY AIRPROT (CDW) IN NEW JERSEY AND FLEW TO SKY HAVEN, TUNKHANNOCK, PA. PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET FUEL THERE SO HE DEPARTED SKY HAVEN AND FLEW TO SEAMANS FILED, FACTORYVILLE, PA TO OBTAIN FUEL. ON APPROACH FOR LANDING TO RUNWAY 22,PILOT SAID HE EXPERIENCED A DOWN DRAFT AND HITA SNOWBANK ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 22, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE FORWARD AND TEAR THE FRONT NOSE WHEEL OFF AND BENDING THE PROP, THE RIGHT MAIN GERA AND PUTTING A BEND IN EACH FLAP.

Other reports on N8376L · 2

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

Incident 20210724011769IClimb · Clio, ALWhile practicing maneuvers the pilot initiated a climb and at the same time switched tanks. A couple minutes later the engine lost power. The engine never quit but could not produce power to sustain flight. Pilot elected to land in a field. There were no…Jul 24, 2021 · Minor damage Incident 19910107002939IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Rockaway Townsh, NJEngine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Forced landing on a highway. Pilot failed to switch tank selection as required.Jan 7, 1991