What happened
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(-23) On January 28, 2002, at or about 17:40 CST, a Piper PA-28-180, N32194, was substantially damaged while landing at the carrol county airport, Berryville, Arkansas. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed for part 91 personal flight. The aircraft sustained damage to right and left leading edges inboard and outboard resulting in aft and possible fwd spar damage to both wings. The propeller blades were damaged and curved back about 4 inches after it struck active runway. The aircraft impacted an approach light on the right center wing leading edge. The tail section sustained no damage to the vertical, rudder, horizontal and trim system. The nose gear sustained damage by bending back the strut which caused a decrease in prop clearance to the ground. The engine mount was also damaged. The windshield and surrounding side windows sustained no visible damage despite evidence of cedar trees striking the front windshield. Minor damage was found to undercarriage and lower engine cowl. Maintenance records were reviewed and found satisfactory. No post fire or fuel leakage. Fuel on board was adequate.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 28, 2002, AT OR ABOUT 17:40 CST, A PIPER PA-28-180, N32194, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE CARROL COUNTY AIRPORT, BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO RIGHT AND LEFT LEADING EDGES INBOARD AND OUTBOARD RESULTING IN AFT AND POSSIBLE FWD SPAR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED AND CURVED BACK ABOUT 4 INCHES AFTER IT STRUCK ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN APPROACH LIGHT ON THE RIGHT CENTER WING LEADING EDGE. THE TAIL SECTION SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL, RUDDER, HORIZONTAL AND TRIM SYSTEM. THE NOSE GEAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE BY BENDING BACK THE STRUT WHICH CAUSED A DECREASE IN PROP CLEARANCE TO THE GROUND. THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE WINDSHIELD AND SURROUNDING SIDE WINDOWS SUSTAINED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE DESPITE EVIDENCE OF CEDAR TREES STRIKING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. MINOR DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO UNDERCARRIAGE AND LOWER ENGINE COWL. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. NO POST FIRE OR FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL ON BOARD WAS ADEQUATE.
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