# Incident 20150421005579I: Piper PA-28-180, Amarillo, TX, April 21, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2015, 16:25 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5196L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5196L-2018-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150421005579I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 21,2015, AT 16:25 CDT, A PIPER PA28 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N5196L, REGISTERED TO COYOTE FLIGHT SCHOOL,  WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO FLIGHT TRAINING WITH A STUDENT AT AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AMA). DURING THE LANDING FLARE ON RUNWAY 22 THE AIRCRAFT DRUG THE TAIL TIE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT REQUESTED TO EXIT RUNWAY TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. PILOT STATED THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM WAS SCRAPED FROM THE TAIL TIE DOWN BUT NO STRUCTURAL OR SKIN DAMAGE FOUND. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO TAXI BACK OUT AND DEPARTED THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CFI RATED PILOT AND STUDENT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AMA ON APRIL 21,2015.

## Other reports on N5196L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20161002016159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161002016159A), Oct 2, 2016: Piper PA-28-180 (N5196L), Clarendon, TX, Substantial damage. On October 2, 2016 at approximately 1400 CDT, N5196Z, a Piper PA-28-180 was substantially damaged after an engine failure. The failure resulted in a forced off…

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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