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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Falcon, CO · July 30, 2019

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Date
July 30, 2019 · 19:30 local
Place
Falcon, CO
Airport
Meadow Lake
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8641W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,325 total221 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N8641WRegistration cancelled May 9, 2022 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10158 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The PA28 (1963) contacted a taxiway sign first and then a plastic bumper placed across the width of the runway during its approach to runway 8 at kfly on July 30, 2019, at approximately 310130UTC just prior to sunset. The left (fixed) landing gear sheared off at the wing attachment bolts during the impact and subsequent hard landing, and departed the aircraft to the right side of the runway. The aircraft skidded the length of the hard-surface runway on its nose wheel, right main gear, tail and left outer flap bracket. There were no injuries to the two (pilot) occupants.

As the FAA filed it

THE PA28 (1963) CONTACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN FIRST AND THEN A PLASTIC BUMPER PLACED ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE RUNWAY DURING ITS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 8 AT KFLY ON JULY 30, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 310130UTC JUST PRIOR TO SUNSET. THE LEFT (FIXED) LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AT THE WING ATTACHMENT BOLTS DURING THE IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING, AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THE LENGTH OF THE HARD-SURFACE RUNWAY ON ITS NOSE WHEEL, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, TAIL AND LEFT OUTER FLAP BRACKET. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO (PILOT) OCCUPANTS.