# Incident 20091210022909I: Piper PA28235, Boulder City, NV, December 10, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2009, 09:10 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9473° N, 114.8611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOULDER CITY MUNI (BVU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9473&lon=-114.8611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8675W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8675W-2025-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 426 total, 4 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091210022909I

## Narrative

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

ON 12/10/2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:10 AM, N8675W, A PIPER PA-28235, SERIAL NUMBER 28-10205 WAS TAKING OFF FROM THE BOULDER CITY AIRPORT (KBVU) WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF (AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 100 FEET AGL).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY DAN SIMKINS, CERTFICATE NUMBER 3216151 WITH A PASSENGER (AND RATED PILOT) PETER LISCIO, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 3027036.  MR. LISCIO, BEING A MORE EXPERIENCED PILOT (AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) TOOK COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.  MR. LISCIO WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE PAVED OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY.  THE ONLY DAMAGE NOTED WAS A BENT TIP ON ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES MOST LIKELY OCCURRING DURING THE INITIAL HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N8675W (3)

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

- [Accident 20230729017229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729017229A), Jul 29, 2023: Piper PA-28-235 (N8675W), Agnew, WA, Destroyed. During descent to land at the sequim valley airport (W28), the pilot stated there was an engine hesitation at around 1000' AGL. The pilot stated he switched…
- [Incident 20080102010149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080102010149I), Jan 2, 2008: Piper PA28235 (N8675W), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) On January 1, 2008 at approximately 16:30 PST, N8675W, piloted by [privacy data omitted] was attempting to land on runway 30R after practicing "touch &…
- [Accident 19990831047599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990831047599A), Aug 31, 1999: Piper PA28235 (N8675W), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. (.4) The student pilot was departing with a left crosswind that he estimated to be 8 to 10 miles per hour. He said during the takeoff roll, about 55 miles per…

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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