# Incident 20051201028879I: Piper PA28181, Reidsville, NC, December 1, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Reidsville, NC
- Airport: Rockingham County Nc Shiloh
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4372° N, 79.8510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC SHILOH (SIF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4372&lon=-79.8510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5846F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5846F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051201028879I

## Narrative

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

(-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 19950608028869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950608028869I), Jun 8, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N5846F), Missoula, MT. Ran out fuel on landing roll. Had to be towed to ramp.
- [Incident 19820824051359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824051359I), Aug 24, 1982: Piper PA28181 (N5846F), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Unable to use brakes properly on landing due to high heel shoes. Ran off end of runway into bushes.

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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