# Incident 20070103000309I: Piper PA28181, Pell City, AL, January 3, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2007
- Place: Pell City, AL
- Airport: St Clair County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5588° N, 86.2491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST CLAIR COUNTY (PLR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5588&lon=-86.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 78 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070103000309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED ON A NIGHT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 2 AT PELL CITY AIRPORT (PLR) HE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD IN A GOOD CENTERLINE CONFIGURATION. HE STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED THE GROUND EFFECT AND LANDED VERY HARD. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AS HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY ADDING POWER. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 200 FEET. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N291HP (2)

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

- [Incident 20110816018319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110816018319I), Aug 16, 2011: Piper PA-28-181 (N291HP), Brewton, AL, Minor damage. On approach to Brewton Municipal Airport in Brewton, AL, the pilot reported that he was having a problem with the right rudder pedal. He stated that it felt…
- [Incident 20070906020729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070906020729I), Sep 6, 2007: Piper PA28181 (N291HP), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapsed due to hard landing.

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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