# Incident 20080102010149I: Piper PA28235, Las Vegas, NV, January 2, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2008, 17:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8675W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8675W-2025-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080102010149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 1, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 PST, N8675W, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30R AFTER PRACTICING "TOUCH & GOS" AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. HE THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR LEFT DISTINCT BLACK MARKS ON THE RUNWAY. MARKS WERE ALSO LEFT ON THE RUNWAY BY THE DRAGGING OF THE LEFT WING TIP. THE BLACK MARKS STARTED FROM THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND EXITED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 FEET. MARKS FROM THE WING TIP STARTED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AFTER THE FIRST SIGN OF THE TIRE SKID MARKS AND CONTINUED TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ON THE WING TIP, LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR FOR ANOTHER 50 TO 60 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER IN THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES FROM THE EVENT.

## Other reports on N8675W (3)

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

- [Accident 20230729017229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729017229A), Jul 29, 2023: Piper PA-28-235 (N8675W), Agnew, WA, Destroyed. During descent to land at the sequim valley airport (W28), the pilot stated there was an engine hesitation at around 1000' AGL. The pilot stated he switched…
- [Incident 20091210022909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091210022909I), Dec 10, 2009: Piper PA28235 (N8675W), Boulder City, NV, Minor damage. On 12/10/2009, at approximately 9:10 am, N8675W, a Piper PA-28235, serial number 28-10205 was taking off from the Boulder City airport (kbvu) when the engine…
- [Accident 19990831047599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990831047599A), Aug 31, 1999: Piper PA28235 (N8675W), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. (.4) The student pilot was departing with a left crosswind that he estimated to be 8 to 10 miles per hour. He said during the takeoff roll, about 55 miles per…

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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