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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Westfield/Spri, MA · July 25, 2008

Date: July 25, 2008 · 12:25 local
Place: Westfield/Spri, MA
Airport: Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9622W
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 942 total427 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N9622WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-23079 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming O-320-E2A4 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) The pilot approached baf from the north after receiving the clearance to land via right base to R/W33. At about 1000 feet left to final the controller changed the clearance to left base to R/W33. The pilot accomplished a 180 degree and turned to final. The aircraft touched down hard on R/W33 and the aircraft bounced three times. On the third time the nose landing gear strut broke. The aircraft received damage to the nose gear strut, propeller and the bottom side of the engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT APPROACHED BAF FROM THE NORTH AFTER RECEIVING THE CLEARANCE TO LAND VIA RIGHT BASE TO R/W33. AT ABOUT 1000 FEET LEFT TO FINAL THE CONTROLLER CHANGED THE CLEARANCE TO LEFT BASE TO R/W33. THE PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A 180 DEGREE AND TURNED TO FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON R/W33 AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES. ON THE THIRD TIME THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT, PROPELLER AND THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING.