# Incident 20161002019789I: Piper PA-28-180, Morrisville, NC, October 2, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2016, 15:02 local time
- Place: Morrisville, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9118J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9118J-2017-10-19) (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: 1,660 total, 1,590 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161002019789I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING ON TOUCH DOWN AND BOUNCED TWICE. ON THE THIRD TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE FIRST CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO DEPART. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGES AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

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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