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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Falls Of Rough, KY · May 28, 2011

Date: May 28, 2011 · 09:30 local
Place: Falls Of Rough, KY
Airport: Falls Of Rough
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N551FL
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 123 total71 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N551FLRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2017 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7125388 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 5.28.2011 at 09:40 CST, N551FL was attempting to land on rwy 02 at Falls Of Rough, KY airport (K213). According to the pilot, the winds were light and the aircraft bounced upon landing. The pilot stated he applied power too late and the aircraft subsequently bounced again and the nose landing gear failed. The propellor contacted the runway and the nose landing gear separated from the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest on runway 02 and the two occupants were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON 5.28.2011 AT 09:40 CST, N551FL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 02 AT FALLS OF ROUGH, KY AIRPORT (K213). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON LANDING. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED POWER TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY BOUNCED AGAIN AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED. THE PROPELLOR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 02 AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED.