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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Great Barringto, MA · April 2, 2010

Date: April 2, 2010 · 14:45 local
Place: Great Barringto, MA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2211J
Reported as: Piper PA-28-236
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 205 total19 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N2211JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-236S/N 28-7911066 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-236 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Mr. Epstein was PIC of N2211J a PA-28-236, Piper dakota, and the soul occupant. He was on a VFR flight from mansfield, MA (1B9) to Great barrington, MA (gbr). Landing on runway 11 at gbr Mr. Epstein made a hard landing collapsing the nose wheel. The aircraft veered slightly right of center line and came to a full stop. Mr. Epstein reported some smoke in the cabin. He shut down the aircraft and egressed on his own. There were no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

MR. EPSTEIN WAS PIC OF N2211J A PA-28-236, PIPER DAKOTA, AND THE SOUL OCCUPANT. HE WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM MANSFIELD, MA (1B9) TO GREAT BARRINGTON, MA (GBR). LANDING ON RUNWAY 11 AT GBR MR. EPSTEIN MADE A HARD LANDING COLLAPSING THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTER LINE AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. MR. EPSTEIN REPORTED SOME SMOKE IN THE CABIN. HE SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EGRESSED ON HIS OWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.