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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-20-135 · Livermore, CA · April 20, 2013

Date: April 20, 2013 · 13:30 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Airport: Livermore Municipal```````````
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2272A
Reported as: Piper PA-20-135
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total1 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N2272ARegistered now · Piper PA-20-135S/N 20-911 · Built 1952 Airframe modelPiper PA-20-135 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot landed at klvk on rwy 25R. Winds were reported as variable from 310-350 degrees at 5-10 KTS. And gusting. At touchdown pilot experience strong wing gust which lifted right wing and caused the aircraft to pitch nose down until the propeller contacted the runway surface. The engine stopped and the aircraft then rolled to a stop on all three wheels. 2 persons on board. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AT KLVK ON RWY 25R. WINDS WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE FROM 310-350 DEGREES AT 5-10 KTS. AND GUSTING. AT TOUCHDOWN PILOT EXPERIENCE STRONG WING GUST WHICH LIFTED RIGHT WING AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH NOSE DOWN UNTIL THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO A STOP ON ALL THREE WHEELS. 2 PERSONS ON BOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

Other reports on N2272A · 1

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

Incident 20100703042459ILanding: Approach · Livermore, CAOn 07/03/2010, pilot declared an emergency after a request for a short approach due to an engine misfire while on left downwind RW25L. Aircraft landed without further incident.Jul 3, 2010 · No damage