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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Monroe, WI · May 14, 2002

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Date
May 14, 2002 · 14:30 local
Place
Monroe, WI
Airport
Monroe Municipal
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N151DS
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
73 total72 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N151DSRegistered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7515287 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) PA-28, N151DS sustained minor damage to its propeller, nose gear and lower cowling as a result of a hard landing at Monroe Municipal Airport, Monroe, Wisconsin on may 14, 2002 at 1430 CDT. The pilot-in-command and sole occupant of the aircraft, michael g. bua reported that he had departed janesville, Wisconsin for a VFR proficiency flight. He stated he went to Monroe because the winds were out of the northwest. Mr. Bua stated that he did one touch and go on runway 30 and stayed in the pattern for another touch and go. Mr. Bua stated that on the second approach, he was a little high and fast so he went to idle on the throttle and full flaps. He stated he got back on a good glide path at a speed of 65KTS but that when he was over the runway at an altitude of approximately 35 feet, a gust of wind caused the right wing to rise. He stated he corrected for the wind but the aircraft's nose suddenly pitched down. Mr. Bua stated he added power but the nose gear struck the runway and collapsed. Mr. Bua stated that he thought the aircraft had stalled but he does not recall hearing the stall warning horn. The reported wind at Monroe at 1432 CST was 310 degrees and 7 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PA-28, N151DS SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND LOWER COWLING AS A RESULT OF A HARD LANDING AT MONROE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MONROE, WISCONSIN ON MAY 14, 2002 AT 1430 CDT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, MICHAEL G. BUA REPORTED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN FOR A VFR PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. HE STATED HE WENT TO MONROE BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. MR. BUA STATED THAT HE DID ONE TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 30 AND STAYED IN THE PATTERN FOR ANOTHER TOUCH AND GO. MR. BUA STATED THAT ON THE SECOND APPROACH, HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND FAST SO HE WENT TO IDLE ON THE THROTTLE AND FULL FLAPS. HE STATED HE GOT BACK ON A GOOD GLIDE PATH AT A SPEED OF 65KTS BUT THAT WHEN HE WAS OVER THE RUNWAY AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO RISE. HE STATED HE CORRECTED FOR THE WIND BUT THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE SUDDENLY PITCHED DOWN. MR. BUA STATED HE ADDED POWER BUT THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED. MR. BUA STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STALLED BUT HE DOES NOT RECALL HEARING THE STALL WARNING HORN. THE REPORTED WIND AT MONROE AT 1432 CST WAS 310 DEGREES AND 7 KNOTS.