# Incident 20130420006269I: Piper PA-20-135, Livermore, CA, April 20, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal```````````
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2272A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2272A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 1 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130420006269I

## Narrative

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

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 20100703042459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100703042459I), Jul 3, 2010: Piper PA-20-135 (N2272A), Livermore, CA, No damage. On 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…

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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