# Incident 20190920014499I: Piper PA-28-140, Fayetteville, NC, September 20, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2019, 18:56 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional Airport/
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 34AS
- Location: 34.9912° N, 78.8803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAYETTEVILLE RGNL/GRANNIS FLD (FAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9912&lon=-78.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1197X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1197X-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190920014499I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A PRACTICE SOLO FLIGHT IAW LESSON #22 OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS SYLLABUS.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING AT FAY.  THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT COLLAPSED AND BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PROP STUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE FIREWALL AND COWLING SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1197X (2)

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

- [Incident 20170202005419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170202005419I), Feb 2, 2017: Piper PA-28-140 (N1197X), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. Per the pilot's statement: he came in to land with 2 notches of flaps and was still a little high. When he touched down, the back wheels hit first, closely…
- [Accident 19940828035009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940828035009A), Aug 28, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N1197X), Jackson, MN, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on sod runway. Became airborne then elected to abort. Ran off end runway.

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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