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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Flint, MI · September 10, 2011

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Date
September 10, 2011 · 12:25 local
Place
Flint, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CANADA
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
757 total500 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

9/12/11 Investigation of aircraft incident that occurred on 9/10/11:received notification via FAA form 8020-9, that a canadian registered 1973 Piper PA28-140, tail number cfeyh, serial number 28-7425156, landed on the nosewheel and subsequently collapsed on landing to runway 9 at the Flint bishop international airport in Flint, MI at approximately 12:12 pm local time on Saturday 9/11/2011;an inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to the nosewheel, engine mounts, both propeller blades, nose-mounted landing light, nose wheel fairing and aircraft skin beneath the forward fuselage; damage was found to not be extensive enough to classify as an accident;flight control continuity was verified and correct;interview with the pilot on 9/12/11: the pilot indicated that she was on final approach to runway 9 at Flint in visual meteorological conditions with light wind; she indicated that she was "fast" on final and landed hard on the nosewheel; after that, the nosewheel collapsed and the propeller struck the runway and caused the engine to stop; the aircraft skidded for approximately 300 feet and came to rest on the left (north) side of runway 9 near taxiway "C4"; the pilot reported that this was a private flight with a passenger who, although was a pilot, was not current; the pilot indicated that she was the pilot in command and was at the controls at the time of the incident;weather at the time of the incident (1633Z METAR special report) as reported by the Flint bishop air traffic control tower (ATCT) to be wind one-six-zero degrees at three knots with surface visibility of ten statute miles, clear skies, temperature twenty four degrees centigrade, dew point thirteen degrees centigrade, and altimeter setting 30.04 inches; runway 9 was in use at the time and cfeyh had been cleared to land on runway 9 by the Flint ATCT with a calm wind at the time;no injuries were reported by either of the two occupants of the aircraft;neither the pilot nor her passenger possessed a us pilot certificate; both possessed canadian pilot certificates; the pilot was appropriately rated for airplane single engine land on her canadian pilot license with a current medical;the aircraft possesses a canadian airworthiness certificate and registration; both were reviewed and appear to be current and accurate;coordinated with and referred to transport Canada inspector robert gillespie (416-952-0182) robert. Gillespie@tc. Gc.CA;this investigation is closed with no further action.

As the FAA filed it

9/12/11 INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON 9/10/11:RECEIVED NOTIFICATION VIA FAA FORM 8020-9, THAT A CANADIAN REGISTERED 1973 PIPER PA28-140, TAIL NUMBER CFEYH, SERIAL NUMBER 28-7425156, LANDED ON THE NOSEWHEEL AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED ON LANDING TO RUNWAY 9 AT THE FLINT BISHOP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN FLINT, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 12:12 PM LOCAL TIME ON SATURDAY 9/11/2011;AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL, ENGINE MOUNTS, BOTH PROPELLER BLADES, NOSE-MOUNTED LANDING LIGHT, NOSE WHEEL FAIRING AND AIRCRAFT SKIN BENEATH THE FORWARD FUSELAGE; DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO NOT BE EXTENSIVE ENOUGH TO CLASSIFY AS AN ACCIDENT;FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED AND CORRECT;INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ON 9/12/11: THE PILOT INDICATED THAT SHE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9 AT FLINT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WIND; SHE INDICATED THAT SHE WAS "FAST" ON FINAL AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL; AFTER THAT, THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP; THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT (NORTH) SIDE OF RUNWAY 9 NEAR TAXIWAY "C4"; THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS WAS A PRIVATE FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER WHO, ALTHOUGH WAS A PILOT, WAS NOT CURRENT; THE PILOT INDICATED THAT SHE WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND WAS AT THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT;WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT (1633Z METAR SPECIAL REPORT) AS REPORTED BY THE FLINT BISHOP AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) TO BE WIND ONE-SIX-ZERO DEGREES AT THREE KNOTS WITH SURFACE VISIBILITY OF TEN STATUTE MILES, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE TWENTY FOUR DEGREES CENTIGRADE, DEW POINT THIRTEEN DEGREES CENTIGRADE, AND ALTIMETER SETTING 30.04 INCHES; RUNWAY 9 WAS IN USE AT THE TIME AND CFEYH HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9 BY THE FLINT ATCT WITH A CALM WIND AT THE TIME;NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY EITHER OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT;NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HER PASSENGER POSSESSED A US PILOT CERTIFICATE; BOTH POSSESSED CANADIAN PILOT CERTIFICATES; THE PILOT WAS APPROPRIATELY RATED FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND ON HER CANADIAN PILOT LICENSE WITH A CURRENT MEDICAL;THE AIRCRAFT POSSESSES A CANADIAN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION; BOTH WERE REVIEWED AND APPEAR TO BE CURRENT AND ACCURATE;COORDINATED WITH AND REFERRED TO TRANSPORT CANADA INSPECTOR ROBERT GILLESPIE (416-952-0182) ROBERT.GILLESPIE@TC.GC.CA;THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.