# Incident 20071005824909I: Piper PA28181, Muncie, IN, October 5, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2007, 15:25 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Airport: Delaware County - Johnson Fiel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2423° N, 85.3959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Delaware County Johnson Field (MIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2423&lon=-85.3959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N988JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N988JF) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 35 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071005824909I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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