# Incident 20151112019449I: Piper PA-28-180, Las Cruces, NM, November 12, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2015, 12:20 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAS CRUCES INTL (LRU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8816J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8816J) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151112019449I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED, LANDING ON RUNWAY 8, AFTER TOUCHDOWN GUST OF WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRT. THE DIRT WAS FRESHLY GRADED AND SOFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND, BENDING BOTH BLADES. THE FIREWALL IS REPORTED NOT BENT BY A LOCAL A & P MECHANIC. THE NTSB CLASSIFIED AS MINOR DAMAGE, INCIDENT, AND GAVE PERMISSION TO MOVE FROM THE RUNWAY.

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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