# Incident 20180219002839I: Piper PA-28-161, Nashua, NH, February 19, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2018, 12:20 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Airport: Boire Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 42.7824° N, 71.5141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOIRE FLD (ASH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7824&lon=-71.5141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3021C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3021C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,360 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180219002839I

## Narrative

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

ON THE SPECIFIED DATE AND TIME, N3021C WAS BEING OPERATED AT KASH FOR FLIGHT TRAINING.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INSTRUCTING STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SHORT FIELD TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS.  DURING A SHORT FIELD LANDING DEMONSTRATION ON RUNWAY 14, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PREPARED SURFACE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY D.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT, DAMAGING BOTH THE LEFT FLAP OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE LIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED BACK ONTO THE PREPARED SURFACE AND SHUT DOWN ON THE APRON.

## Other reports on N3021C (1)

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

- [Incident 20021027029099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021027029099I), Oct 27, 2002: Piper PA28161 (N3021C), Bedford, MA. (-23) Pilot did not perform a thorough preflight inspection, thus overlooking a propeller lock attachment. He then flew the aircraft with the lock in place…

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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