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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Mason, MI · July 25, 2001

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Date
July 25, 2001 · 20:15 local
Place
Mason, MI
Airport
Mason Jewett Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6917D
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total20 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N6917DRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8590061 · Built 1985Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine 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 August 6, 2001, the detroit flight standards district office was informed of an aircraft incident/accident. The aircraft involved was N6917D, a Piper 28-181, serial number 28-8590061, the aircraft was being evaluated at aerogenesis aviation in Mason, Michigan. According to the pilot, Mr. Dewayne b. gregg, upon landing the aircraft at Mason-Jewett airport, the nose wheel tire blew out. It wasn't until he had spoken with maintenance personnel at aerogenesis aviation did he notice that the propeller had sustained damage as well. On August 21, 2001, upon arriving at aerogenesis aviation, I was assisted by the director of maintenance, leslie ojala. Mr. Ojala informed me that his facility had evaluated the damage and it appeared that the propeller* (curled tips), the nose wheel tire (which has already been replaced), and the nose wheel axle (being slightly bent) were the only damaged d parts on the aircraft. He also informed me that the engine had been sent to victor aviation in California for a teardown report. Without the information from the engine teardown report, it would appear that this occurrence should be classified as an incident. *the propeller is manufactured by sensenich, model number 76EM8S5-0-62, serial number 24420K. This is an unrepairable unit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 6, 2001, THE DETROIT FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE WAS INFORMED OF AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT/ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WAS N6917D, A PIPER 28-181, SERIAL NUMBER 28-8590061, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING EVALUATED AT AEROGENESIS AVIATION IN MASON, MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, MR. DEWAYNE B. GREGG, UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AT MASON-JEWETT AIRPORT, THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEW OUT. IT WASN'T UNTIL HE HAD SPOKEN WITH MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT AEROGENESIS AVIATION DID HE NOTICE THAT THE PROPELLER HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL. ON AUGUST 21, 2001, UPON ARRIVING AT AEROGENESIS AVIATION, I WAS ASSISTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, LESLIE OJALA. MR. OJALA INFORMED ME THAT HIS FACILITY HAD EVALUATED THE DAMAGE AND IT APPEARED THAT THE PROPELLER* (CURLED TIPS), THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE (WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED), AND THE NOSE WHEEL AXLE (BEING SLIGHTLY BENT) WERE THE ONLY DAMAGED D PARTS ON THE AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN SENT TO VICTOR AVIATION IN CALIFORNIA FOR A TEARDOWN REPORT. WITHOUT THE INFORMATION FROM THE ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS OCCURRENCE SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. *THE PROPELLER IS MANUFACTURED BY SENSENICH, MODEL NUMBER 76EM8S5-0-62, SERIAL NUMBER 24420K. THIS IS AN UNREPAIRABLE UNIT.