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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Chicago/Schaum, IL · April 27, 2008

Date
April 27, 2008 · 14:00 local
Place
Chicago/Schaum, IL
Airport
Schaumburg Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2175T
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
293 total160 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted departed Schaumburg airport, Schaumburg, Illinois (K06C) in a Piper cherokee, PA-28-180, N2175T, on April 27, 2008 at 1400 CDT. The purpose of the day's flight was to practice landings at K06C. The weather conditions were clear skies, good visibility, and winds from 270 degrees at 10-15 knots. privacy data omitted Departed runway 29 from the right seat while one passenger was seated in the left seat. privacy data omitted Commented that on first landing his approach speed was excessive and he made a three-point hard landing. The aircraft bounced back into the air after the initial touchdown, at which point privacy data omitted added full power to recover the landing. With full power, he then continued to try to land the airplane. His next touchdown was again hard and the nose gear's strut sheared. Once the nose gear's strut sheared the propeller struck the ground; bending the propeller tips aft. The aircraft engine seized operation to a sudden stop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SCHAUMBURG AIRPORT, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS (K06C) IN A PIPER CHEROKEE, PA-28-180, N2175T, ON APRIL 27, 2008 AT 1400 CDT. THE PURPOSE OF THE DAY'S FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AT K06C. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR SKIES, GOOD VISIBILITY, AND WINDS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 10-15 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 29 FROM THE RIGHT SEAT WHILE ONE PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMMENTED THAT ON FIRST LANDING HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS EXCESSIVE AND HE MADE A THREE-POINT HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AFTER THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, AT WHICH POINT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADDED FULL POWER TO RECOVER THE LANDING. WITH FULL POWER, HE THEN CONTINUED TO TRY TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. HIS NEXT TOUCHDOWN WAS AGAIN HARD AND THE NOSE GEAR'S STRUT SHEARED. ONCE THE NOSE GEAR'S STRUT SHEARED THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND; BENDING THE PROPELLER TIPS AFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SEIZED OPERATION TO A SUDDEN STOP.