# Incident 20051213033079I: Piper PA28140, Bristol-Johnson, TN, December 13, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Bristol-Johnson, TN
- Airport: Tri-City Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5951° N, 82.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5951&lon=-82.1887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6977W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6977W-2017-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 52 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051213033079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON LANDING, NOSE GEAR FAILED.

## Other reports on N6977W (2)

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

- [Accident 20170626011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170626011209A), Jun 26, 2017: Piper PA-28-140 (N6977W), Substantial damage. Landing runway 36 (N30) Cherry Ridge. Touchdown and a gust of wind caused the pilot to lose control, and turn to the left. Aircraft crossed over a drainage…
- [Incident 20020822023809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020822023809I), Aug 22, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N6977W), Elizabethton, TN. (-23) A telephone conversation with the pilot indicated that the flight originated at the tri-cities airport, johnson city Tennessee. He was to fly 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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