# Incident 20190811013969I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Marana, AZ, August 11, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2019, 17:30 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Marana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.4096° N, 111.2184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARANA RGNL (AVQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4096&lon=-111.2184&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28614, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 91 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190811013969I

## Narrative

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

DURING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM FALCON FIELD TO MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT, A STUDENT PILOT PORPOISED ON LANDING STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND FRACTURING OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LOWER STRUT ASSEMBLY.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING AND NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.

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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