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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Corvallis, OR · April 19, 2015

Date: April 19, 2015 · 14:30 local
Place: Corvallis, OR
Airport: Corvallis Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5605W
Reported as: Piper PA-28-160
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3 in the last 90 days

N5605WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-160S/N 28742 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160

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What happened

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

PIC said she was a bit low, but on speed. She said she extended her flaps to 25 degrees and saw she was not going to land on the runway. She said she just decided to land a few feet short of the runway.

The PIC said she touched down nose wheel first and bounced. As the aircraft bounced and rolled forward to the runway, the nose wheel struck a runway end light causing damage to the nose gear assembly.

As the FAA filed it

PIC SAID SHE WAS A BIT LOW, BUT ON SPEED. SHE SAID SHE EXTENDED HER FLAPS TO 25 DEGREES AND SAW SHE WAS NOT GOING TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY. SHE SAID SHE JUST DECIDED TO LAND A FEW FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

THE PIC SAID SHE TOUCHED DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND BOUNCED. AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ROLLED FORWARD TO THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A RUNWAY END LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.