# Incident 20181129017789I: Piper J4A, New London, VA, November 29, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: New London, VA
- Airport: New London
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2717° N, 79.3359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW LONDON (W90), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2717&lon=-79.3359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27838-2019-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181129017789I

## Narrative

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

A/C GROUND LOOPED INTO A FENCE DURING STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO

## Other reports on N27838 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020328007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328007169A), Mar 28, 2002: Piper J4A (N27838), Cincinnati, OH, No damage. (.19) On March 28, 2002, about 1500 eastern standard time, a Piper J4A, N27838, was substantially damaged during a forced landing after takeoff from Cincinnati…

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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