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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Sauk Centre, MN · January 23, 2001

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Date
January 23, 2001 · 08:45 local
Place
Sauk Centre, MN
Airport
Sauk Centre Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5904W
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
312 total310 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N5904WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-160S/N 28-2699 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 1-23-2001 at saul Centre, MN (D39) N5904W, Piper PA-28-160, piloted by owner/private pilot privacy data omittedwas attempting to land on rwy 32. Pilot is properly certified and current. VMC conditions prevailed. A/c touched down 200 feet short of the rwy. Threshold on center. At 100 feet from the threshold on the center line it ran up on a snow bank. Approx. 18 inches in height. The a/c cleared the snow bank and stopped near the right most threshold light of the runway. Result of the contact with the snow bank the nose landing gear strut barrel separated and the propeller blades were bent to the rear. No fire, no injuries. The ELT activated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 1-23-2001 AT SAUL CENTRE, MN (D39) N5904W, PIPER PA-28-160, PILOTED BY OWNER/PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 32. PILOT IS PROPERLY CERTIFIED AND CURRENT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A/C TOUCHED DOWN 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RWY. THRESHOLD ON CENTER. AT 100 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD ON THE CENTER LINE IT RAN UP ON A SNOW BANK. APPROX. 18 INCHES IN HEIGHT. THE A/C CLEARED THE SNOW BANK AND STOPPED NEAR THE RIGHT MOST THRESHOLD LIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. RESULT OF THE CONTACT WITH THE SNOW BANK THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT BARREL SEPARATED AND THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT TO THE REAR. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES. THE ELT ACTIVATED.