# Incident 20040820018679I: Piper PA28140, Limington, ME, August 20, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2004, 13:50 local time
- Place: Limington, ME
- Airport: Limington Harmon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7630° N, 70.6725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIMINGTON-HARMON (63B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7630&lon=-70.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9862W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9862W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040820018679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING CONTACTING THE RUNWAY NOSE WHEEL FIRST. NOSE WHEEL AXLE BROKE, PROP STRUCK RUNWAY. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE ON RUNWAY. DAY VFR PERSONNEL FLIGHT. NO INJURIES. NO OTHER DAMAGE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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