20051201028879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Reidsville, NC · December 1, 2005

Date: December 1, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place: Reidsville, NC
Airport: Rockingham County Nc Shiloh
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5846F
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total250 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N5846FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7790138 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) PIC reported just before landing at 78N he realized he was a little high and decided to go around. But when he tried to release 10 degrees of flap it would not work. With half runway left he decided to go ahead and land. He made a hard landing and the nose wheel collapsed. Pilot acknowledged to inspector at the site that the rubber handle over the flap handle slid up over the button that releases the flaps, therefore causing the PIC not to operate the flaps. Aircraft suffered damage to the nose gear minor damage to engine cowling and prop strike damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC REPORTED JUST BEFORE LANDING AT 78N HE REALIZED HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND. BUT WHEN HE TRIED TO RELEASE 10 DEGREES OF FLAP IT WOULD NOT WORK. WITH HALF RUNWAY LEFT HE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND LAND. HE MADE A HARD LANDING AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED TO INSPECTOR AT THE SITE THAT THE RUBBER HANDLE OVER THE FLAP HANDLE SLID UP OVER THE BUTTON THAT RELEASES THE FLAPS, THEREFORE CAUSING THE PIC NOT TO OPERATE THE FLAPS. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR MINOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWLING AND PROP STRIKE DAMAGE.

Other reports on N5846F · 2

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

Incident 19950608028869IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Missoula, MTRan out fuel on landing roll. Had to be towed to ramp.Jun 8, 1995 Incident 19820824051359IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Charlotte, NCUnable to use brakes properly on landing due to high heel shoes. Ran off end of runway into bushes.Aug 24, 1982 · Minor damage