# Incident 20100726041139I: Piper PA-28-161, Vineyard Haven, MA, July 26, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2010, 10:45 local time
- Place: Vineyard Haven, MA
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3934° N, 70.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTHA'S VINEYARD (MVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3934&lon=-70.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2838D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2838D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 132 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100726041139I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N2838D WAS CLEARED FOR TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 24. AN UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND, WHICH THE PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT EXPECTING CAUSED HIM TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY AND HITTING A LIGHT WITH ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER. AN A&P MECHANIC COMPLIED WITH LYCOMING AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2004-10-14 AND FOUND ENGINE TO BE SERVICEABLE.

## Other reports on N2838D (4)

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

- [Accident 20110422007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110422007569A), Apr 22, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N2838D), Meriden, CT, Substantial damage. Student pilot admits to landing a little harder than normal on runway 18 at Meriden airport due to small wind sheer or changing wind conditions. The right main…
- [Accident 20110312003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110312003409A), Mar 12, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N2838D), Oxford, CT, Substantial damage. On March 12, 2011 at approximately 1305 local time, a Piper cherokee, PA-28-161, N2838D, experienced a nose low landing which resulted in substantial damage to…
- [Incident 19880506021389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880506021389I), May 6, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N2838D), Augusta, ME, Minor damage. Landed downwind and departed the departure end of runway. Sustained minor damage.
- [Incident 19800718083229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718083229I), Jul 18, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N2838D), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Student on touch and go landed long, then instructed by tower for full stop. Overran runway end.

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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