# Incident 20040904028479I: Piper PA28235, September 4, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2004, 19:50 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N566TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N566TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040904028479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 04, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 19:50 ALASKA STANDARD TIME A PA-28, N566TP, SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WHEN IT LANDED ON A REMOTE BEACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY THE OWNER STEVEN FLY, AN ATP RATEDPILOT. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. UPON LANDING THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE BEACH WAS SOFTER THAN HE ANTICIPATED. THE NOSE GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT SAND AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS DETERMINED TO BE REPAIRABLE.

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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