# Incident 20000905027659I: Piper PA28161, Lancaster, CA, September 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39913, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39913-2012-06-06) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 450 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000905027659I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT APPLIED CONTROL INPUT DURING SHORT FIELD LANDING - INSTRUCTOR WAS ONLY ABLE TO SALVAGE LANDING ENOUGH SO THAT AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N39913 (1)

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

- [Incident 20100814042259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100814042259I), Aug 14, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N39913), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed runway 24. On touchdown the right main gear strut housing broke causing the airplane to veer to the right side of the runway. Upon inspection,…

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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