# Incident 20090802012229I: Piper PA28236, Omaha, NE, August 2, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2009, 17:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Millard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1960° N, 96.1123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MILLARD (MLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1960&lon=-96.1123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2897A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2897A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090802012229I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A GUST OF WIND JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS.  MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING WAS THE RESULT.  METAR KMLE 022230Z AUTO 2201G16KT 10SM CLR 33/15 A2978 RMK AO2

## Other reports on N2897A (3)

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

- [Incident 19950918033659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950918033659I), Sep 18, 1995: Piper PA28236 (N2897A), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing. Skidded off runway. Attach bolts had failed.
- [Incident 19840409027069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840409027069I), Apr 9, 1984: Piper PA28235 (N2897A), San Pedro, Mexico, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Impact sheared right main gear bolts. Damaged prop and tail cone.
- [Accident 19811220079349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811220079349A), Dec 20, 1981: Piper PA28236 (N2897A), Lovington, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll.

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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