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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Portsmouth, NH · February 1, 2019

Date
February 1, 2019 · 10:04 local
Place
Portsmouth, NH
Airport
Portsmouth International At Pease
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5710W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
20 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While landing on runway 34 at Portsmouth international airport (psm) the pilot reported that he experienced a gust of wind at about the point of touch down. This caused the right wing to impact the runway and subsequently the nose gear to become damaged. The prop also impacted the runway at this point, bending the tips.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT PORTSMOUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PSM) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND AT ABOUT THE POINT OF TOUCH DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE NOSE GEAR TO BECOME DAMAGED. THE PROP ALSO IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT THIS POINT, BENDING THE TIPS.