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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Bulverde, TX · January 15, 2020

Date: January 15, 2020 · 17:20 local
Place: Bulverde, TX
Airport: Bulverde Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5932U
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 24 total24 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N5932URegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7125143 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Solo student pilot performed takeoff and landing training at Bulverde Airpark (1T8) in Bulverde, TX. Aircraft experienced a hard landing during VFR conditions. Pilot stated aircraft bounced hard on runway and nose landing gear strut broke at bottom of strut. Nose tire and fork separated from aircraft. Nose strut and propeller gouged runway surface approximately two feet from left edge of runway. Aircraft touched down approximately 18 feet left of runway centerline on 40-foot wide runway. After sliding approximately 200 feet, aircraft came to rest in grass to left of runway at approximately the 1000 foot mark. Minor damage to aircraft nose landing gear, engine mounts and propeller. No injuries to student solo pilot. Student pilot is a minor. Both her parents gave parental consent and accompanied her during the investigation interview at the san antonio FSDO. The flight originated from Bulverde airpart (1T8) on January 15, 2020 at approximately 1700 hours.

As the FAA filed it

SOLO STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED TAKEOFF AND LANDING TRAINING AT BULVERDE AIRPARK (1T8) IN BULVERDE, TX. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING VFR CONDITIONS. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD ON RUNWAY AND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE AT BOTTOM OF STRUT. NOSE TIRE AND FORK SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. NOSE STRUT AND PROPELLER GOUGED RUNWAY SURFACE APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE ON 40-FOOT WIDE RUNWAY. AFTER SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN GRASS TO LEFT OF RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE 1000 FOOT MARK. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE MOUNTS AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO STUDENT SOLO PILOT. STUDENT PILOT IS A MINOR. BOTH HER PARENTS GAVE PARENTAL CONSENT AND ACCOMPANIED HER DURING THE INVESTIGATION INTERVIEW AT THE SAN ANTONIO FSDO. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BULVERDE AIRPART (1T8) ON JANUARY 15, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS.

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