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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Plattsmouth, NE · June 4, 2002

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Date
June 4, 2002 · 18:15 local
Place
Plattsmouth, NE
Airport
Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N877MA
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N877MARegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3674 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student was practicing touch and go's with instructor. 3rd landing, landed hard on nose, instructor took over controls. Instructor stated did not feel any unusual vibrations or any other abnormalities, and continued to fly. Student made three more touch and go landings without incident. During re-fueling and post flight inspection, discovered about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of tips of propeller slightly bent, and could see fresh scrape marks.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S WITH INSTRUCTOR. 3RD LANDING, LANDED HARD ON NOSE, INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER CONTROLS. INSTRUCTOR STATED DID NOT FEEL ANY UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS OR ANY OTHER ABNORMALITIES, AND CONTINUED TO FLY. STUDENT MADE THREE MORE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING RE-FUELING AND POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, DISCOVERED ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF TIPS OF PROPELLER SLIGHTLY BENT, AND COULD SEE FRESH SCRAPE MARKS.