# Incident 20050403005159I: Piper PA28R200, Huntsville, AL, April 3, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Redstone Aaf Base
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4884T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4884T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,102 total, 153 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050403005159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE SIMULATING AN ENGINE OUT LANDING AT REDSTONE AAF (HUA), THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING. INITIAL INSPECTION SHOWED RIVETS POPPED ON THE LEFT WING AND CREASES IN THE UPPER SKIN. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO EITHER THE MAIN SPAR OR THE FALSE SPAR. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED TO THE LANDING GEAR BOX CAUSING THE RIVETS TO POP.

## Other reports on N4884T (5)

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

- [Incident 20171117018889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171117018889I), Nov 17, 2017: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4884T), Meridianville, AL, Minor damage. On November 17, 2017, the pilot of N4884T was receiving instruction for commercial pilot. While practicing a 180 degree precision landing with simulated engine…
- [Incident 20070304003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070304003619I), Mar 4, 2007: Piper PA28R200 (N4884T), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. (-23) While practicing take-off and landings at Huntsville, Alabama airport (hsv) the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear and aircraft landed gear-up on…
- [Incident 19971119038389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971119038389I), Nov 19, 1997: Piper PA28R200 (N4884T), Wrightstown, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: during inspection it was noted that the left aileron and pitot sustained damage during landing roll. A closer look at the left MLG revealed that a…
- [Incident 19920501023449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920501023449I), May 1, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N4884T), Vincentown, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot made too low approach on a night landing. Struck tree tops. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19870429021499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429021499I), Apr 29, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N4884T), Pine Mountain, GA, Minor damage. The engine cowling blew off during flight. The windscreen was shattered but the aircraft was landed safely.

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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