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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA38112 · Pensacola, FL · September 20, 2002

Date
September 20, 2002 · 13:15 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Pensacola Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2585B
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
11 total11 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Farfan stated: on sep 20, 2002 he was flying his first solo after completing a check ride with an instructor prior to the mishap. He was not taking any medication, nor was the weather a factor which could have contributed to the incident. While landing on his first solo approach he flared too high and landed hard on the main gear and bounced. When he came down again he landed on the nose gear. The nose gear damage or any other damage to the aircraft he is unsure. Mr. Farfans logbook shows that he has 17.2 hours of flying time. His solo endorsement was signed by caitlin m. sweeney instructor pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. FARFAN STATED: ON SEP 20, 2002 HE WAS FLYING HIS FIRST SOLO AFTER COMPLETING A CHECK RIDE WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PRIOR TO THE MISHAP. HE WAS NOT TAKING ANY MEDICATION, NOR WAS THE WEATHER A FACTOR WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. WHILE LANDING ON HIS FIRST SOLO APPROACH HE FLARED TOO HIGH AND LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR AND BOUNCED. WHEN HE CAME DOWN AGAIN HE LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR DAMAGE OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT HE IS UNSURE. MR. FARFANS LOGBOOK SHOWS THAT HE HAS 17.2 HOURS OF FLYING TIME. HIS SOLO ENDORSEMENT WAS SIGNED BY CAITLIN M. SWEENEY INSTRUCTOR PILOT.