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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Carrabassett, ME · September 20, 2008

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Date
September 20, 2008 · 20:01 local
Place
Carrabassett, ME
Airport
Sugarloaf Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2318T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC08CA316
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total800 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N2318TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7125567 · Built 1971Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 office notified by new england area operations center that : "N2318T, pa 28, made hard landing on runway 17 and blew the nose gear tire at Sugarloaf Regional Airport, carrabasett, ME at 2001 EDT, 9/20/08. Aircraft went off the runway edge. Damage reported to the prop, nose cone, cowling, and landing gear. No injuries. No ATC contact. "Investigation by this office revealed substantial damage to aircraft nose landing gear, nose cone, propeller and firewall. Witness statement from pilot at follows; "after overflying the airport, I crossed from west to east and made a short left base approach to runway 17, I crossed the numbers at a reasonable height. I cut the power back and attempted to flare. The plane bounced very hard. It seemed to be porpoising and bounced hard two more times. Then it ground to a halt and pulled half way off the right side of the runway as it did so. My best guess is that my speed was too high and I was trying to land by instinct rather than watching the airspeed."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OFFICE NOTIFIED BY NEW ENGLAND AREA OPERATIONS CENTER THAT : "N2318T, PA 28, MADE HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AND BLEW THE NOSE GEAR TIRE AT SUGARLOAF REGIONAL AIRPORT, CARRABASETT, ME AT 2001 EDT, 9/20/08. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY EDGE. DAMAGE REPORTED TO THE PROP, NOSE CONE, COWLING, AND LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES. NO ATC CONTACT. "INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE CONE, PROPELLER AND FIREWALL. WITNESS STATEMENT FROM PILOT AT FOLLOWS; "AFTER OVERFLYING THE AIRPORT, I CROSSED FROM WEST TO EAST AND MADE A SHORT LEFT BASE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17, I CROSSED THE NUMBERS AT A REASONABLE HEIGHT. I CUT THE POWER BACK AND ATTEMPTED TO FLARE. THE PLANE BOUNCED VERY HARD. IT SEEMED TO BE PORPOISING AND BOUNCED HARD TWO MORE TIMES. THEN IT GROUND TO A HALT AND PULLED HALF WAY OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AS IT DID SO. MY BEST GUESS IS THAT MY SPEED WAS TOO HIGH AND I WAS TRYING TO LAND BY INSTINCT RATHER THAN WATCHING THE AIRSPEED."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC08CA316Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCarrabassett, METhe pilot's improper landing flare.Sep 20, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2318T · 1

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

Incident 20180516005399ILanding: Touchdown · Lake Elmo, MNStudent pilot on her second solo flight was performing her third landing of the day. The aircraft bounced, then porpoised and came down with a harder typical touchdown. The nose gear strut collapsed and there was an ultimate prop stike on the runway.May 16, 2018 · Minor damage