# Incident 20041123030459I: Piper PA28161, Bedford, MA, November 23, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2004, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8251S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8251S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041123030459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ REPORTED A NORMAL LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 KNOTS ON RUNWAY 29. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, CALM, AND DRY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ REPORTED THAT WITH INITIAL BRAKE APPLICATION AFTER LANDING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE AIRCRAFT VIOLENTLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. FULL RIGHT RUDDER DEFLECTION AND RIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION WERE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY VIA TAXIWAY GOLF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE HARD STAND PARKING SPOT UNDER ITS OWN OPOWER. DURING TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED HIGHER THAN NORMAL POWER AND CONSTANT RIGHT RUDDER INPUT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR IS CANTED APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES FROM NORMAL TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT AFT NOSE GEAR SIDE BRACE IS BUCKLED AT APPROXIMATELY MIDSPAN. THE LEFT SIDE BRACE IS SHEARED AT THE UPPER ATTACH POINT WITH THE ENGINE MOUNT. THE LEFT LOWER FORWARD EDGE OF THE WHEEL SKIRT TIRE CUTOUT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF ABRASION WEAR OR SCRAPING. THE PROPELLER HAS DAMAGE ON BOTH TIPS WITH THE LEADING EDGES CURLED SLIGHTLY APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES LONG AND ONE QUARTER INCH DEEP FROM THE TIP.

## Other reports on N8251S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850613033669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850613033669I), Jun 13, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8251S), Mojave, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft went off side of runway during rollout in windy conditions. Student crosscountry. Nose wheel collapsed.

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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