# Incident 20100806041469I: Piper PA-34-200, Medford, NJ, August 6, 2010 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 6, 2010, 11:10 local time - Place: Medford, NJ - Airport: Flying W - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.9343° N, 74.8072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING W (N14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9343&lon=-74.8072&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1380T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1380T) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200 - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 9 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100806041469I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. MR FADEL WAS AN APPLICANT TAKING A PRACTICIAL TEST FOR HIS COMMERCIAL MULTIENGINE INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE CERTIFICATE. WHEN ON A SHORT FIELD APPROACH, WHICH WAS HIS TASK FROM THE EXAMINER, HE HIT THE RUNWAY HARD. MR FADEL STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT STARTED TO FALL FROM THE SKY ABOUT 50 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE ONLY CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE WITH TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS FOR THE LANDING. THE CONFIGURATION FOR THE AIRCRAFT IS THREE NOTCHES OF FLAPS WHEN PERFORMING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. HE STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD HE ADDED FULL POWER TO PERFORM A GO AROUND WHICH IS WHAT THE EXAMINER PROMPTED HIM TO DO. THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED AND COMPLETED A GO AROUND. AFTER MAKING SURE THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO THEM TO BE OK, THEY PROCEEDED TO LAND. AFTER LANDING IT WAS REALIZED THAT THE GEAR HAD DAMAGE SO THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. ## Other reports on N1380T (9) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20250914012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250914012599I), Sep 14, 2025: Piper PA-34-200 (N1380T), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was being utilized for instructional flight. At approximately 12:52PM local time following a touch and go on runway 27, the pilot… - [Incident 20250808011629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250808011629I), Aug 8, 2025: Piper PA-34-200 (N1380T), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. At approximately 10:30 EDT on 08/08/2025 aircraft [privacy data omitted]was being used to conduct a check ride at hwo. After two landings and take-offs a pilot… - [Incident 20250209012839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250209012839I), Feb 9, 2025: Piper PA-34-200 (N1380T), Ochopee, FL, Minor damage. Part 65/91 operation, Piper PA-34, serial number 34-7250302, with one flight instructor and one student pilot. Aircraft sustained minor damage to lower forward… - [Incident 20120814027079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814027079I), Aug 14, 2012: Piper PA-34-200 (N1380T), Lancaster, TX, Minor damage. Video surveillance for Lancaster airport showed aircraft traveling approximately 1004 ft iver a tune if about 4.5 seconds. Aircraft was calculated to be… - [Incident 20020706017839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020706017839I), Jul 6, 2002: Piper PA34200 (N1380T), Lumberton, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) During an instructional period the student, a private pilot, raised the landing gear during the landing phase. This was due to excessive loss of altitude… - [Incident 19970722025119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970722025119I), Jul 22, 1997: Piper PA34200 (N1380T), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear. Diverted. Nose gear collapsed landing. Steering horn broke. Tow limits exceeded a suspect. - [Incident 19940721035469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940721035469I), Jul 21, 1994: Piper PA34200 (N1380T), Wrightstown, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated during landing roll-out, the left main landing gear collapsed. An inspection of this aircraft revealed the left prop tips received… - [Incident 19920721039399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920721039399I), Jul 21, 1992: Piper PA34200 (N1380T), PA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear on takeoff. Motor breaker popped. Returned. Nose gear collapsed. Bolt broke at drag link assembly. - [Incident 19900611039459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900611039459I), Jun 11, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N1380T), Vincentown, NJ, Minor damage. Aircraft departed end of runway after blowing both main gear tires. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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