# Incident 20080512833789I: Piper PA28181, Georgetown, TX, May 12, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2008, 19:30 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6327° N, 97.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6327&lon=-97.6772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43954, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43954) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080512833789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROLS DURING LANDING.  AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND DOWN (PORPOISED) DURING LANDING, CAUSING PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL FULL STOP LANDING.  DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WAS NOTED AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN.

## Other reports on N43954 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800624021429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624021429A), Jun 24, 1980: Piper PA28151 (N43954), Front Royal, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot hit wires on final to airport. Claim power loss. No reason found.

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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