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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Redmond, OR · August 30, 2003

Date: August 30, 2003 · 07:55 local
Place: Redmond, OR
Airport: Roberts Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N54408
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 171 total99 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N54408Registration cancelled Jan 15, 2008 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7425124 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming O-320-E2D4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) According to PIC, while on pleasure trip from hio to rdm, first time to the Redmond airport, normal approach, but realized he was too high, applied full to go around but the main gear had touched down. The aircraft bounced and yaw sharply to the left departing the runway. Applied rudder and banked slightly to get back on the runway, and executed a normal landing from that point. Damage limited to left landing gear fairing, tail cone fairing and tie down ring.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO PIC, WHILE ON PLEASURE TRIP FROM HIO TO RDM, FIRST TIME TO THE REDMOND AIRPORT, NORMAL APPROACH, BUT REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH, APPLIED FULL TO GO AROUND BUT THE MAIN GEAR HAD TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND YAW SHARPLY TO THE LEFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. APPLIED RUDDER AND BANKED SLIGHTLY TO GET BACK ON THE RUNWAY, AND EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING FROM THAT POINT. DAMAGE LIMITED TO LEFT LANDING GEAR FAIRING, TAIL CONE FAIRING AND TIE DOWN RING.