20071021824369I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Butler, PA · October 21, 2007

Date: October 21, 2007 · 18:10 local
Place: Butler, PA
Airport: Butler County/K W Scholter Fie
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25163
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total400 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N25163Registration cancelled Jun 23, 2017 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-80A0037 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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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 10/21/2007 a PA-38, N25163 was involved in an incident at approximately 1810 hours on 21 October 2007. On runway 26 at Butler airport the aircraft made a hard landing, subsequently resulting in the nose gear collapsing and breaking off the aircraft then damaging the underside of the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot and no passengers were aboard the aircraft. The aircraft was removed from the runway without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/21/2007 A PA-38, N25163 WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 HOURS ON 21 OCTOBER 2007. ON RUNWAY 26 AT BUTLER AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING, SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING AND BREAKING OFF THE AIRCRAFT THEN DAMAGING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND NO PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N25163 · 1

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

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