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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Payson, AZ · April 4, 2015

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Date
April 4, 2015 · 10:30 local
Place
Payson, AZ
Airport
Payson Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33691
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N33691Registered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7525227 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Private pilot rented N33691, a PA-28, from WINGS270, LLC at chandler airport, AZ. The pilot reported that he had a rough landing at Payson, AZ. (Kpan), which resulted in a propeller strike. He stated the aircraft bounced three times before he decided to go-around and that each bounce was worse than the one before. The pilot blamed the rough landing on pilot induced oscillations (pio.) He stated he did not know the aircraft was damaged. He said out of embarrassment he opted to fly to his next destination, winslow (kinw), AZ., which is over 50 NM from kpan. The pilot stated that he did not notice anything unusual with the aircraft only that it was not climbing as well. When he landed at kinw he stated the aircraft required a great deal more rudder input and that the throttle was sticking. Only after shut down did he realize the full extent of the damages. Pilot filed a NASA report. The insurance company has deemed the aircraft beyond economical repair and will sell the aircraft as salvage. Damages to the aircraft include; damage to propeller, damage to the engine mounts, and skin damage from where torque link of nose gear impacted aircraft aft firewall.

A 44709 letter was issued.

As the FAA filed it

PRIVATE PILOT RENTED N33691, A PA-28, FROM WINGS270, LLC AT CHANDLER AIRPORT, AZ. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A ROUGH LANDING AT PAYSON, AZ. (KPAN), WHICH RESULTED IN A PROPELLER STRIKE. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES BEFORE HE DECIDED TO GO-AROUND AND THAT EACH BOUNCE WAS WORSE THAN THE ONE BEFORE. THE PILOT BLAMED THE ROUGH LANDING ON PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATIONS (PIO.) HE STATED HE DID NOT KNOW THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. HE SAID OUT OF EMBARRASSMENT HE OPTED TO FLY TO HIS NEXT DESTINATION, WINSLOW (KINW), AZ., WHICH IS OVER 50 NM FROM KPAN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL WITH THE AIRCRAFT ONLY THAT IT WAS NOT CLIMBING AS WELL. WHEN HE LANDED AT KINW HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED A GREAT DEAL MORE RUDDER INPUT AND THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING. ONLY AFTER SHUT DOWN DID HE REALIZE THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGES. PILOT FILED A NASA REPORT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS DEEMED THE AIRCRAFT BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR AND WILL SELL THE AIRCRAFT AS SALVAGE. DAMAGES TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDE; DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS, AND SKIN DAMAGE FROM WHERE TORQUE LINK OF NOSE GEAR IMPACTED AIRCRAFT AFT FIREWALL.

A 44709 LETTER WAS ISSUED.