# Incident 20100822049909I: Piper PA-32-300, Elba, AL, August 22, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2010, 20:37 local time
- Place: Elba, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4172° N, 86.0771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elba, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4172&lon=-86.0771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4296R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4296R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 410 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100822049909I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING NIGHT SOLO PROFICIENCY AFTER NOT FLYING FOR A YEAR.  THE PILOT HAD JUST RECEIVED RECURRENT TRAINING AND A CHECK RIDE.  THIS WAS THE PILOT'S HOME FIELD.  THE PILOT HAD MADE SEVERAL LANDINGS TO BOTH RUNWAYS.  ON FINAL FOR 19 THE PILOT STRUCK A POWER POLE OR POWER LINE.  THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SCRAPE MARKS ON THE WHEEL PANTS.  THE POLE IN QUESTION IS NOT CHARTED, UNLITE, 20 FEET TALLER, OVER 125 FEET CLOSER, LESS THAN 1000 FEET TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, ON CENTER LINE AND NOT KNOWN TO THE ALABAMA STATE AERONAUTICAL DIVISION.

## Other reports on N4296R (1)

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

- [Accident 19740615017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615017899A), Jun 15, 1974: Piper PA32300 (N4296R), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Lndd on road,hit roadside marker posts.

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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