# Incident 20051102032739I: Piper PA28180, Warehouse Point, CT, November 2, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: Warehouse Point, CT
- Airport: Skylark Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9284° N, 72.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK AIRPARK (7B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9284&lon=-72.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8826J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8826J-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 647 total, 647 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051102032739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ STATED THAT ON 11/02/05, HE STARTED HIS AIRPLANE AND SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE ENTERING RUNWAY 28 AT 7B6. HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CHECK IF THE FRONT STRUT WAS STILL UP BEFORE CONTINUING HIS FLIGHT TO BRAINARD AIRPORT (HFD). THE PASSENGER DECIDED HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON THE FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING AT HFD, HE CHECKED THE FRONT STRUT AND IT WAS STILL UP. HE CHECKED THE STRUT AGAIN BEFORE DEPARTURE. THE WINDS WERE GUSTING 15 TO 20 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING HIS LANDING AT SKYLARK (7B6). HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR TO MINIMIZE WEIGHT ON THE FRONT STRUT. HE SAW SOMEONE MOWING GRASS NEAR THE TAXIWAY AND HEARD A COUPLE OF PINGING SOUNDS. HE FIGURED THE SOUNDS WERE FROM THE MOWER UNIT, WHEN IN ACTUALITY, IT WAS THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. HE TAXIED BACK TO THE TIEDOWN AND COVERED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FRONT STRUT WAS STILL UP. HE DIDN'T NOTICE THE PROPELLER DAMAGE UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED STATED ON 11/09/05 THAT SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR THE THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA O^ FLIGHT TO HFD, HE SERVICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT.

## Other reports on N8826J (1)

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

- [Accident 20121119027219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121119027219A), Nov 19, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N8826J), Canton, CT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft lost from radar and communication by bdl TRACON at 1830 local, 800 ft MSL and 5.8 miles from simsbury airport the final destination. TRACON reported to…

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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