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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Factoryville, PA · October 10, 2003

Date
October 10, 2003
Place
Factoryville, PA
Airport
Seamans Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28667
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*

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) The pilot made a normal approach to landing. When he touched down, he bounced the aircraft and it began a porpoise effect. The propeller struck the runway, bending approximately 4 inches of both tips.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN, HE BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT BEGAN A PORPOISE EFFECT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, BENDING APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES OF BOTH TIPS.