20071005824909I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Muncie, IN · October 5, 2007

Date: October 5, 2007 · 15:25 local
Place: Muncie, IN
Airport: Delaware County - Johnson Fiel
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N988JF
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total35 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N988JFRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843287 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 10/05/2007 at approximately 15:25 EST a student pilot operating a PA-28, N988JF was returning to kmie from a solo cross country flight. The student did a go around on the first landing attempt. On the second attempt the aircraft touched down on the nose wheel first. The aircraft started to oscillate which caused the nose gear to fail. The aircraft came to a stop on the center line of runway 32 at kmie. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The student pilot who was the sole occupant of the aircraft received no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/05/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:25 EST A STUDENT PILOT OPERATING A PA-28, N988JF WAS RETURNING TO KMIE FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE STUDENT DID A GO AROUND ON THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO OSCILLATE WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 32 AT KMIE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.