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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Seattle, WA · May 4, 2013

Date: May 4, 2013 · 16:39 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Boeing Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2397T
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total120 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2397TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225070 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 5/4/2013, at approximately 1639 PDT a PA-28-140 aircraft, N2397T sustained minor damage to the left wheel fairing during landing at Boeing Field. Prior to touchdown ground control noticed an abnormality with the left main landing gear. Controller sent aircraft around. It appeared the left wheel fairing came loose and was hanging lower than left tire. Airfield operations and the fire dept were dispatched. Aircraft landed and taxied to parking without further incident. Minor damage to fairing. No injuries

As the FAA filed it

ON 5/4/2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1639 PDT A PA-28-140 AIRCRAFT, N2397T SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WHEEL FAIRING DURING LANDING AT BOEING FIELD. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN GROUND CONTROL NOTICED AN ABNORMALITY WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. CONTROLLER SENT AIRCRAFT AROUND. IT APPEARED THE LEFT WHEEL FAIRING CAME LOOSE AND WAS HANGING LOWER THAN LEFT TIRE. AIRFIELD OPERATIONS AND THE FIRE DEPT WERE DISPATCHED. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE TO FAIRING. NO INJURIES