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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Scottsdale, AZ · August 29, 2009

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Date
August 29, 2009 · 11:30 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Scottsdale
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FQAS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N296PA
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total320 in this make and model215 in the last 90 days
N296PARegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843505 · Built 2002Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The student and instructor were performing touch and go landings at Scottsdale municipal airport (sdl). The student was making stabilized approaches on each landing. On the final touch and go, the airplane was approaching the runway. About 10 feet above the runway, the student perceived the airplane as being too high, and abruptly pushed the nose down. The instructor tried to correct the airplane, but the nose struck the ground hard. The instructor chose not to try to save the landing, and applied full power and executed a go-around. The student then performed a normal landing. As the nose gear came in contact with the ground it began to vibrate/shimmy. The instructor taxied clear of the runway and shutdown the engine. Investigation shows the nose wheel went flat or blew out at the time of the hard nose landing, and the propeller struck the ground. Recommend counseling for the student pilot and flight instructor.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT SCOTTSDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SDL). THE STUDENT WAS MAKING STABILIZED APPROACHES ON EACH LANDING. ON THE FINAL TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROACHING THE RUNWAY. ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT PERCEIVED THE AIRPLANE AS BEING TOO HIGH, AND ABRUPTLY PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO CORRECT THE AIRPLANE, BUT THE NOSE STRUCK THE GROUND HARD. THE INSTRUCTOR CHOSE NOT TO TRY TO SAVE THE LANDING, AND APPLIED FULL POWER AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT THEN PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING. AS THE NOSE GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IT BEGAN TO VIBRATE/SHIMMY. THE INSTRUCTOR TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE NOSE WHEEL WENT FLAT OR BLEW OUT AT THE TIME OF THE HARD NOSE LANDING, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. RECOMMEND COUNSELING FOR THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

Other reports on N296PA · 1

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Incident 20120806016489IDescent · Deer Valley, AZDuring flight, the student pilot stated the throttle was stuck. Instructor then took the controls. Instructor determined that the throttle would not move aft below 2100 rpm's, but could be moved forward. Instructor could not see any obstructions or determine…Aug 6, 2012 · No damage