# Incident 20010801027229I: Piper PA28161, Valparaiso, IN, August 1, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4540° N, 87.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTER COUNTY RGNL (VPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4540&lon=-87.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8145V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8145V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010801027229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT INDICATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET LOW AND SLOW, STRIKING A THRESHOLD LIGHT FOR RUNWAY 18 AT PORTER COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, VALPARAISO, INDIANA. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD SIGNED OFF FOR A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT JUST PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT TAKING PLACE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WHICH WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER. THE STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N8145V (1)

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

- [Accident 19840926051499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840926051499A), Sep 26, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N8145V), Kiowa, CO, Substantial damage. Student put fuel value on off when CFI requested change tanks on simulated forced landing. Safety stop inoperative.

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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