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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Blairstown, NJ · April 19, 2001

Date: April 19, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place: Blairstown, NJ
Airport: Blairstown Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8150W
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total120 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N8150WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-2264 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 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) On April 19, 2001, while attempting to land at the Blairstown Airport (1N7), a gust of wind pushed the plane to the left. Before the pilot could correct, the left tire sunk in the wet grass. This pulled the plane further to the left and, when the main gear hit the grass, it sunk in and caused the prop strike and nose gear to break off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 19, 2001, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE BLAIRSTOWN AIRPORT (1N7), A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE PLANE TO THE LEFT. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD CORRECT, THE LEFT TIRE SUNK IN THE WET GRASS. THIS PULLED THE PLANE FURTHER TO THE LEFT AND, WHEN THE MAIN GEAR HIT THE GRASS, IT SUNK IN AND CAUSED THE PROP STRIKE AND NOSE GEAR TO BREAK OFF.

Other reports on N8150W · 1

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

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