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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28 · Prescott, AZ · November 29, 2001

Date: November 29, 2001 · 15:42 local
Place: Prescott, AZ
Airport: Ernest A Love Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N181PB
Reported as: Piper PA28*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 572 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N181PBRegistered now · Piper PA-28S/N 28-7790213 Airframe modelPiper PA-28

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Flight from winslow, AZ to needles, CA. At sedona, AZ, @ 11,000', aircraft encountered icing conditions. The flight was diverted to Prescott, AZ where the pilot received a clearance for an instrument approach. At 9,000 over the drake VOR the pilot "broke out" of IMC and proceeded to the figlo visually. On short final, at 30'-50' AGL, the pilot experienced windshear and landed hard on the runway. This damaged the main and nose landing gear and allowing the propeller to strike the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT FROM WINSLOW, AZ TO NEEDLES, CA. AT SEDONA, AZ, @ 11,000', AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO PRESCOTT, AZ WHERE THE PILOT RECEIVED A CLEARANCE FOR AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. AT 9,000 OVER THE DRAKE VOR THE PILOT "BROKE OUT" OF IMC AND PROCEEDED TO THE FIGLO VISUALLY. ON SHORT FINAL, AT 30'-50' AGL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED WINDSHEAR AND LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THIS DAMAGED THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR AND ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.