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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Block Island, RI · May 10, 2013

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Date
May 10, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place
Block Island, RI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2166L
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
159 total120 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N2166LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990259 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The boston flight standards district office received notice from the regional operations center on may 11,2013, that a PA-28-181 had been involed in an incident on may 10,2013. The incident reported to this inspector was that N2166L, PA-28-181, had porpoised on landing at Block Island airport (bid) resulting in the propeller striking the runway.

Pictures of the aircraft were taken by the rhode Island airport corporation. The pictures show that the propeller of aircraft is significantly curled back on both blades. In addition, pictures of the nose wheel fairing shows damage consistent to aircraft porpoising on the runway. Lastly, pictures of the runway show two sets of propeller strikes approximately 250 feet apart on the centerline of the runway.

The pilot of the aircraft was identified as privacy data omitted. This inspector spoke with privacy data omitted on may 13, 2013. During the conversation with privacy data omitted, he stated he flew from from meriden markham airport (kmmk) to Block Island airport (bid)on may 10,2013. During the conversation, privacy data omitted confirmed he had a propeller strike and that he had pospoised on the runway.

The weather at the time of privacy data omitted incident was VFR and the winds were calm.

As the FAA filed it

THE BOSTON FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER ON MAY 11,2013, THAT A PA-28-181 HAD BEEN INVOLED IN AN INCIDENT ON MAY 10,2013. THE INCIDENT REPORTED TO THIS INSPECTOR WAS THAT N2166L, PA-28-181, HAD PORPOISED ON LANDING AT BLOCK ISLAND AIRPORT (BID) RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY.

PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE TAKEN BY THE RHODE ISLAND AIRPORT CORPORATION. THE PICTURES SHOW THAT THE PROPELLER OF AIRCRAFT IS SIGNIFICANTLY CURLED BACK ON BOTH BLADES. IN ADDITION, PICTURES OF THE NOSE WHEEL FAIRING SHOWS DAMAGE CONSISTENT TO AIRCRAFT PORPOISING ON THE RUNWAY.LASTLY, PICTURES OF THE RUNWAY SHOW TWO SETS OF PROPELLER STRIKES APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET APART ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY.

THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON MAY 13, 2013. DURING THE CONVERSATION WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE STATED HE FLEW FROM FROM MERIDEN MARKHAM AIRPORT (KMMK) TO BLOCK ISLAND AIRPORT (BID)ON MAY 10,2013. DURING THE CONVERSATION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONFIRMED HE HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE AND THAT HE HAD POSPOISED ON THE RUNWAY.

THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT WAS VFR AND THE WINDS WERE CALM.